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  • Forbes Announces $228,000 for Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department
    Dec 22, 2006  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced a federal grant today for the Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) in the amount of $228,000 as part of the Fiscal Year 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program through the Department of Homeland Security. “This funding will be a tremendous ass... More
  • Forbes Announces Office Hours in Smithfield
    Dec 21, 2006  - Congressman Randy Forbes announced today that a district field representative from his office will hold open office hours on January 4, 2007, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the Community Room of Smithfield Public Library at 255 James Street. Tammie Bebout will be available to provide assistance with a... More
  • Forbes Announces Office Hours in Suffolk
    Dec 21, 2006  - Congressman Randy Forbes announced today that a district field representative from his office will hold open office hours on January 4, 2007, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the Main Conference Room of the Suffolk Economic Development Office at 127 E. Washington Street. Tammie Bebout will be available to... More
  • Forbes Announces Funding for Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority
    Dec 20, 2006  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that $46,978 in federal funding has been awarded to the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) by the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services (ROSS) Public Housing Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program. “These funds will provid... More
  • Forbes Announces over $70,000 for Emergency Shelter Program
    Dec 15, 2006  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that over $70,000 has been awarded to the Fourth Congressional District by the Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program. “I’m pleased this grant will provide these aid organizations with additional resources to continue their generosity and compass... More
  • The Biggest Piece of the Pie
    Dec 15, 2006  - I remember fondly the holidays when I was young. I remember mom, wearing her red-checkered apron, as she carefully pulled a fragrant apple pie from the oven. As the pie cooled, my siblings and I could hardly contain our excitement. But before the much-anticipated dessert, we would enjoy our annual C... More
  • Forbes Applauds Higher Education Funding in Petersburg
    Dec 13, 2006  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $30,000 to Virginia State University (VSU) for a project titled, “Freedom, Economics and Religion: Race and the African American Experience in the Context of the Atlantic World—the C... More
  • 7:55 a.m.
    Dec 12, 2006  - Sunday morning at the naval base was business as usual. Sunday services had been planned, mess halls were prepared for the breakfast crowd, and the flag was being hoisted by the color guard. At the Naval Command Center on Ford Island, Commander Logan Ramsey watched the color guard as they performed ... More
  • Forbes’ Statement on Iraq Study Group Report
    Dec 6, 2006  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) made the following statement regarding the release of the Iraq Study Group Report:“Iraq and any other war in today’s world is an ever-changing dynamic. We must constantly evaluate and analyze our policy and strategy. This report helps us find the way forward, by t... More
  • Starting Your Own Small Business
    Dec 1, 2006  - Halfway between Suffolk and Petersburg is a diner, rich in hometown atmosphere. As you walk in, you’re immediately greeted with true southern hospitality. The quaint atmosphere is inviting, and the red-checkered table clothes lining the tables are reminiscent of “the good ol’ days.” An elderly gentl... More

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