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In 1993 The Virginian-Pilot was one of the first newspapers in the country to launch a sister website, Pilotonline.com. [14] Batten Jr. stepped down as the paper's publisher, becoming Landmark Communications' Chairman and CEO. "Dee" Carpenter became publisher in 1995, followed by Bruce Bradley in 2005, Maurice Jones in 2008, David Mele in 2012 ...
Kenny Law, who was best known for starring on Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners, has died. He was 68. Law’s Choice Distillery announced news of the Virginia-based distiller’s death in a ...
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2025.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
Steven Christopher Jones (born June 23, 1958, in Suffolk, Virginia) is a former Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was elected to Suffolk City Council in 1986 and later to the office of Mayor in 1992 at the age of 36. He is believed to be the youngest Mayor in the history of Suffolk. [1]
On the Presidential level, she helped with former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder's 1992 primary exploratory campaign in New Hampshire and Mark Warner's national Forward Together PAC. [4] In the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination process, Mame Reiley served as a superdelegate who pledged her support for Hillary Clinton .
The family-owned eatery, Doumar's, in Norfolk, Virginia still exists there, and features curb service, homemade barbecue, and handmade ice cream cones. The Doumar family credits Doumar's uncle, Abe Doumar, with inventing the ice cream cone, although Abe's nephew Albert conceded, "There were 40 ice cream stands in the World's Fair and all of ...
Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, DCVO (née Ryan; 9 February 1933 – 16 August 2024) was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II. She was born in London to American family, and grew up in the United States before returning to the United Kingdom. In 1973, she became the first American to be a lady-in-waiting. [1]
[10] [14] They resided in Richmond, Virginia. [2] Tyler is a preservationist. His family purchased the Sherwood Forest Plantation from relatives in 1975 and oversaw its restoration. [4] [5] Tyler has spoken publicly of his family's history. [9] [15] In 1996, he purchased and financially supported the preservation of Fort Pocahontas.