VMSDEP, a program that waives tuition and fees for the family members of Virginia veterans who are killed or injured on duty, got a lot of attention in recent months when the General Assembly passed — and then repealed — a set of changes meant to slow the program’s increasing cost.

But did you know that there are other groups eligible for tuition waivers in Virginia?

The largest of those groups are older adults: Anyone age 60 or older can enroll in college courses for free if they make less than $23,850 a year. And those who earn above the income limit can still audit up to three classes per semester.

Lori Hunter, who turned 60 a few years ago, is auditing courses on race and racism and intermediate French at VCU this fall. She hopes to become fluent in French again after learning the language in high school and college — and eventually move to Senegal, where French is the official language.

VPM News has more on Lori and other older adults taking classes across Virginia.

If my car inspection is up in July (7) and I get it inspected September (9) 2025, is my new sticker a 7 or 9?

So I recently received my drivers permit and I am over 21. Is there anything I need to do like activate it or anything? Or should it be good to go? So like if I went to the casino and they scan it, there should be no issues..correct?

Thanks.

I’m a 24yo F and I would like to spend some of my free time volunteering. I’m a psychology student and I’m bilingual (English/Spanish) and I’ve also volunteered in an animal shelter in my home country, but it doesn’t have to be necessarily with animals.

Our pack visited dog friendly Fort Walker in Caroline County for kayaking (shown here on Travis Lake), fishing & hiking. Not only did it exceed all of my expectations, but as you can see, we had the place to ourselves. More details about Fort Walker & Caroline County in our post: https://virginiacounties.blog/sweet-caroline-county-our-dog-friendly-sweet-spot/

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My dad and I will be visiting Shenandoah, and he says he is looking to do 2-3 hikes that are each about 1.5-2 hours long. He is fairly healthy but has some arthritis. What are the best hikes to do for the best views while also not being too hard? Would love a mix of beautiful mountain views and more waterfall/forest situations.

My family and I recently adopted a wonderful Australian Shepherd named Sadie from my Grandmother out in Illinois, and she’s fallen very seriously sick. She’s eaten almost nothing in the past 24 hours, and has thrown up three times since then too. I just took her into the vet, and they found a whole bunch of other issues too, contracted pupils, inflamed gums, all sorts of things. She’s an old dog, around nine years old, but she was doing fine when we took her in just six weeks ago, honestly her health was stellar given her age that last time so we just don’t know what’s happening. The vets were thinking it could be some sort of environmental poison, and it’s not out of the question right now that she could have as little as a week to live. We have two other dogs, one is about 4 1/2 and the other about a year younger, and if it is some sort of toxin in the environment, we want to know what we should look out for so whatever’s happening to her doesn’t happen to them too.

I understand that this is a very far fetched and severely random thing to ask. I grew up in Virginia, back in 2012 or 2013 when I was a kid my parents and I went to a place called Glow-a-rama, it was an indoor putt putt place and I vividly remember this Halloween section, there was a green vampire painted on the wall and I have looked everywhere and I can not find a photo of it but as a kid I loved that vampire and I had created a character that I recently rediscovered based off of it. I understand that I might sound insane for asking this but I am looking for anyone who might have a photo of it by chance.

I moved here from Dallas, TX earlier this year and am having trouble finding any open mics. In Dallas they have alot of different places that have comedy open mics during the week, but am having trouble finding anything here in VB. I saw the Clash of Comics the other day, but saw that only happens once a month. Are there any places to see local comedy or just any type of open mics where local talent can perform?

Alcohol license for wedding celebration

I’m torn, I see one banquet license for $189 and another for $55 and both seem to do the same thing for VA state and would love to know if anyone else ran into this? Please and thank you in advanced.

Come to Fort Hunt to meet owls, hawks and other raptors up close and in person at Pavilion A on September 14! Learn more about the lives and behaviors of these exquisite creatures.

Raptor Rapture is open to the public free of charge, no registration required. Parking is available in front of the pavilion. For more information, call (202) 439-7325.

Date: Saturday, September 14
Location: Fort Hunt Park (8999 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308) Pavilion A
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Price: Free!
Follow the Facebook event page for the most up to date information: https://www.facebook.com/events/8389756664389265

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I'd really like find some this year, preferably already picked.

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