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  2. The Virginian-Pilot - Wikipedia

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    0889-6127. Website. PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot is the daily newspaper for Hampton Roads, Virginia. Commonly known as The Pilot, it is Virginia's largest daily. It serves the five cities of South Hampton Roads as well as several smaller towns across southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina.

  3. Portsmouth, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.portsmouthva.gov. Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. [ 5 ] It is the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

  4. Louise Lucas - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk State University (BS, MA) Lillie Louise Lucas (née Boone; born January 22, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992. [1] Democrats won a majority of seats in the 2019 Virginia Senate election, so Lucas succeeded Republican Stephen ...

  5. Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most comprehensive.

  6. James W. Holley III - Wikipedia

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    West Virginia State College. James W. Holley III (November 24, 1926 – October 5, 2012) was an American politician and dental surgeon. Holley became the first Black mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia, [2] and ultimately the city's longest serving mayor, although both his mayoral terms (separated by a decade) ended with his being recalled from office.

  7. Craney Island (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Craney Island Light; this structure stood 1884–1936. Craney Island is a point of land in the independent city of Portsmouth in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. The location, formerly in Norfolk County, is near the mouth of the Elizabeth River opposite Lambert's Point on Hampton Roads.

  8. Don Scott (Virginia politician) - Wikipedia

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    United States Navy. Years of service. 1986–1991. Don Leonard Scott Jr. (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 80th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10, 2024, he became Speaker of ...

  9. Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    December 19, 1974. Designated VLR. November 19, 1974 [ 2] Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard are three historic officer's quarters located at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. They were built about 1837, and are three Greek Revival style brick dwellings. Quarters A is the most formal and sits on a high basement and ...