Advance Morning News
It's Wednesday, April 8, 2025. This morning, mental health tops list of community's greatest health concern; Donnie Johnston on planting, baseball, and the Derby; and updates on yesterday's shooting.
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, a shooting near Old Greenwich Circle killed three people and sent three others to the hospital. It also forced the lockdown of nearby Lafayette Elementary School, where parent-teacher meetings were occurring at the time, and Walker-Grant Middle School. The Advance has been on this story from the beginning. Stay with us as we continue to explore this tragedy.
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Mental Health is the Community's Biggest Health Concern
By Adele Uphaus
That's according to the 2025 Community Health Assessment, released this week by the Rappahannock Area Health District and Mary Washington Healthcare.
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COMMENTARY - Planting, Baseball, and the Derby ...
By Donnie Johnston
... the three sure-fire signs that Spring is in the air. (The pollen is another indicator, but that goes without saying.)
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