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By ALIX HINES
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Bob McDonnell, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, released an emergency preparedness app for Virginians to use during disasters. The free application for iPhone and Android phones is called Ready Virginia. But it’s unclear if the app is really “ready” and useful for Virginians.


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DUMFRIES, Va. — Is there something stinky in Dumfries? If you ask some members of the Town Council, it’s the trash service.

During a public meeting Tuesday, members of the Council complained about broken trash cans, shared frustrations of residents who didn’t know where to go to obtain one, and said some trash is left in cans or blown about the streets after the trash truck drives away.


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