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Newport News
Friday, June 6th, 2025
Good morning, Newport News. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 6th of June.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ State Delegate Shelly Simonds presented a resolution on June 5 to honor Woodside High School’s theatre magnet program for earning second place at the VHSL Theatre State Championships Class 5 Ensemble competition + teacher Alison Hall, Administrator Amy Insley and Supervisor Katie SheehanSmith accepted the award while Superintendent Dr. Michele Mitchell sent her congratulations. The honor marks the program’s first win after three years and commends the team’s performance of 'The Struggles.' Newport News Public Schools
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Peninsula Regional 911 now uses a new system that lets callers send video and photos to help improve emergency responses. The technology has been tested for three months (in about 30-40 incidents) and may soon add transcription and translation tools to assist dispatchers. WAVY
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Object Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML Training
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Genesis Training Center — $2090 — Enhance your software development skills with this comprehensive UML training class.
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Driver Improvement Course
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Hampton Inn & Suites Newport News — $68 cash or money order — Complete your driving improvement course and receive your Certificate of Completion the same day.
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Pollinator Play Day at Green Drinks
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Bird Girl Bottle Shop — Free entry — Celebrate pollinators through hands-on activities led by local artist Okailey Okai.
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Object-Oriented Programming in C# Rev. 6.1 Training
N/A — June 23-27 — Genesis Training Center, Newport News, VA — $2090 — Enhance your skills with hands-on C# programming courses led by experts.
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Free Pickleball Open Play
6:30-8:30 p.m. — Huntington Park Tennis Center — Free entry — Enjoy casual pickleball games while meeting fellow sports enthusiasts.
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Driver Improvement Course
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Hampton Inn & Suites Newport News — $68 cash or money order only — Complete a driving improvement class and receive your certificate the same day.
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