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The Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the Port City, as well as first-rate coverage of local sports, arts and entertainment.
Alexandria schools roll out cellphone ban to safety, enforcement …
Jan 8, 2025 · At its Dec. 19, 2024, meeting, Alexandria’s School Board approved a stricter cellphone and personal mobile device policy in an 8-1 vote, with former member and now-City Councilor Abdel Elnoubi casting the lone opposing vote. The new policy requires all Alexandria City Public Schools students to ...
Out of the Attic: Alexandria’s Martin Luther King Day tradition
3 days ago · Since 1986, Alexandria has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and message. That year, the city celebrated the new federal holiday with the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Program at Washington Street United Methodist Church, which featured speeches by the Rev. Moses Beasley of Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. Columbus Watson of Beulah Baptist Church and Melvin L. Bergheim, former ...
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The Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the Port City, as well as first-rate coverage of local sports, arts and entertainment.
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The Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the Port City, as well as first-rate coverage of local sports, arts and entertainment.
Alexandria Times’ 2024 Year in Review
Dec 23, 2024 · By Times staff. Below, find the Times’ highlights from the year from our news coverage. We’ve selected a few of the most important news items from each month, reminding us all of what happened in the city this past year.
Advocates, landlords, city officials seek to reduce evictions
Dec 11, 2024 · By Mark Eaton. What should Alexandria, a forward-thinking city, do when, despite numerous efforts to reverse course, eviction filing rates remain persistently high?
Outgoing Mayor Justin Wilson reflects on 15 years in local politics
Dec 18, 2024 · After 15 years in public office, Mayor Justin Wilson hopes the worst thing that can be said about him is that he didn’t respond to an email. “[Responding is] incredibly time-consuming, but I feel like it’s an obligation of someone who serves to explain what they’re doing,” Wilson said in a ...
Council sets 4-cent tax ceiling for FY25 - Alexandria Times
Mar 14, 2024 · By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] At Tuesday’s legislative meeting, City Council voted unanimously to declare a 4-cent tax increase ceiling ahead of the fiscal year 2025 budget process, which, if enacted, would increase the property tax rate by 3.6%. City Manager Jim Parajon had proposed no tax rate increase in the budget he submitted to […]