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🌱 How new USDA drought aid could help Bedford County farmers
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- How new USDA drought aid could help Bedford County farmers
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📰 News we're reading
• More localities included for drought relief funds (nrvnews.com) — Bedford County farmers are now eligible for federal drought assistance after the USDA expanded natural disaster designations across Virginia’s Ninth District. This move opens access to relief programs for producers hit by recent dry conditions, following advocacy from Rep. Morgan Griffith and earlier disaster declarations for neighboring counties. 
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- $64M Candlers Mountain interchange project to improve traffic flow, safety in Lynchburg (wset.com)
- Lynchburg sees fewer 90-degree days this summer, despite first 100-degree days since 2012 (wset.com)
- McGuire, Perriello secure major party nominations in Virginia's 5th Congressional District (wset.com)
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- VHSL introduces proposed realignment for 2027-31 cycle, Shenandoah Valley schools impacted (whsv.com)
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