Virginia West News

DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre is pleased to announce Robert McCleary, of York Pa., as the nonprofit's new technical director. McCleary's primary responsibility is to support volunteers in preparing the critical behind-the-scenes details of all DreamWrights' shows while assuring a safe and enjoyable learning experience.

Silver Airways and United Airlines are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement reaffirming the codeshare relationship between the two carriers on service throughout Florida and The Bahamas. In addition, Silver Airways will continue to operate as United Express in their shared Mid-Atlantic hubs in Cleveland and Washington, DC (IAD).

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2013 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations.

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue (LDAR) is excited to be hosting their first annual 'Lets Get Lucky' Casino Night is this Saturday night. Having saved more than 5,800 animals in just over 4 years, LDAR has become the DC area's largest animal rescue. Casino night will enable LDAR to rescue even more Lucky Dogs and Cats from high-kill shelters where they currently sit without love and without hope.

On August 12, 2013, the ballot tabulation of the Washington – Mid Atlantic Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results, click here.

Charles C. McPeek, Sr. was born on April 3, 1929 in the small town of Rogersville, Tennessee. His childhood was cut short and quickly progressed to an adult lifestyle. At the age of 13, Charles left home to work in the highly illegal field of moonshine whiskey.

Silver Airways has expanded its management team, naming Travis Christ to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. In his new role, Mr. Christ will direct the full extent of the airline's commercial activities, including schedule planning, revenue management, partnerships, marketing, e-commerce, sales, and distribution.

Silver Airways, Florida's hometown airline and the largest U.S. carrier to The Bahamas, announced today that it has completed its comprehensive fleet upgrade covering the neighboring markets. As of May 2013, the Fort Lauderdale-based carrier will deploy state-or-the-art, 34-seat Saab 340Bplus aircraft exclusively on all 14 routes within the State of Florida, as well as its nine routes between Florida and The Bahamas. The new Saabs replace smaller 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, offering greater comfort, added cargo capacity and class-leading fuel economy.

The Joy of Camping presents the next new concept in the series of weird and wonderful long-form camp-comedy creations; Belleville-Ville. This improv comedy soap opera plays tonight, March 28th at the Monarch Tavern. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 8; show at 8:30 p.m.

The Joy of Camping presents the next new concept in the series of weird and wonderful long-form camp-comedy creations; Belleville-Ville. This improv comedy soap opera plays March 28th at the Monarch Tavern. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 8; show at 8:30 p.m.

TNT has greenlit an original movie adaptation of the chart-topping bestseller Hornet's Nest, a novel by America's #1 crime novelist, Patricia Cornwell, whose works have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.