Advance Morning News
It's Saturday, November 29, 2025. Today, Dominion approves new rates and large-user rate class, Owen Conner brings the joys of fishing the South River, and the week's best news stories.
SCC approves increase in Dominion Energy power bills
By Sean Jones
Increased rates for Dominion customers, a new rate-class for high-energy users, and a new methane gas-fired power plant were all approved by the State Corporation Commission.
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Our Rivers Run Through Here: Lesson No. 4
By Owen Conner
Transformation and Trout: Fishing the South River (Waynesboro, VA)
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The Best of the Week
Most Read
Drew Turns 100! A Column and A Podcast to Celebrate This Historic Milestone
Cartoon (Political)
POLITICAL CARTOON: Clay Returns with a Timely Thanksgiving Message
Culture
The History Lesson (The Lessons of History)
Education
Grad School Reclassification Shakes Students, Higher-ed Locally and Nationally
Health Care
Leapfrog Group Releases Fall Safety Ratings: B for Stafford Hospital, C for Spotsylvania
Government
Senior Citizens, Housing Take Center Stage at Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Meeting
Little Rain Prompts Drought Watch
Nonprofits
Needy Served When Organizations Think with ‘Communal Mindset’
Opinion
FROM THE EDITOR: Politics Got Us Here ... Community and Government Will Get Us Out
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