Big earners
The current salaries are before taxes and does not include bonuses based on performance. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/09/03/heres-a-list-of-the-10-highest-paid-city-employees-in-hampton-and-newport-news/
Meeting the need
Farm Fresh was the foodbank’s third largest donor and without them the foodbank have lost about 113,000 pounds of food in the first two months of the 2019 fiscal year (which started in July). READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/09/04/peninsula-foodbank-struggling-with-donation-deficit-after-loss-of-farm-fresh/
Food insecure college students
The food pantry at TNCC has been open since September 2017 and has been steadily serving an average of 300-400 students per month. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/09/06/heres-how-tncc-is-tackling-food-insecurity-among-their-students/
24/7 library
The Trible library, which is located in the center of campus, has undergone four expansion ‘phases’ since 1968. The most recent expansion, Phase IV, started in 2016 and took two years to complete. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/09/03/cnus-library-is-now-open-after-two-years-of-construction/
Other stories people were talking about:
Local ice sculptors to open a new bar-restaurant in Newport News
The plan is to open a bar and restaurant that will feature a “contemporary American” tapas-style menu that embodies his love of Tex-Mex cuisine, with small plates and an extensive beer and wine selection. READ MORE.
Unemployment in Virginia down, holding steady in Hampton Roads
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the civilian labor force in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area was just over 867,000. Of those, about 785,000 workers are in non-farm related jobs. READ MORE.
