AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Jamestown Virginia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/jamestown-va 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/jamestown-va https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 16 May 2024 04:07:20 -0500 Richmond, VA – Today, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced a new proposal for a national abortion ban alongside radical anti-abortion group https://www.americantowns.com/news/while-jen-kiggans-claims-its-not-her-job-to-focus-on-abortion-in-congress-republicans-introduce-national-abortion-banin-congress-31459133-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/while-jen-kiggans-claims-its-not-her-job-to-focus-on-abortion-in-congress-republicans-introduce-national-abortion-banin-congress-31459133-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Richmond, VA – “We’re less than a week away from a great American comeback, and it all goes right through Norfolk Virginia,” https://www.americantowns.com/news/mike-pence-the-path-to-the-majority-runs-through-norfolk-31485168-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mike-pence-the-path-to-the-majority-runs-through-norfolk-31485168-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Reps. Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton (all D-VA) released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-kaine-beyer-and-wexton-statement-on-the-fiveyear-anniversary-of-the-death-of-bijan-ghaisar-31493396-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-kaine-beyer-and-wexton-statement-on-the-fiveyear-anniversary-of-the-death-of-bijan-ghaisar-31493396-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31502900-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act-31502900-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-and-collins-introduce-bill-to-support-childrens-access-to-mental-health-care-31506178-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-and-collins-introduce-bill-to-support-childrens-access-to-mental-health-care-31506178-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded the final https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-rubio-praise-passage-of-fy23-intelligence-authorization-act-31507016-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-rubio-praise-passage-of-fy23-intelligence-authorization-act-31507016-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday urged the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and U.S. Food and Drug https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-urges-fda-dea-to-address-prescription-adderall-shortage-31509370-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-urges-fda-dea-to-address-prescription-adderall-shortage-31509370-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Proposed changes would cut undergraduate loan payments in half and allow earlier debt forgiveness As originally released by the Committee on https://www.americantowns.com/news/scott-praises-ed-proposal-to-reduce-student-loan-debt-31517130-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/scott-praises-ed-proposal-to-reduce-student-loan-debt-31517130-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening https://www.americantowns.com/news/griffith-chairs-delivers-opening-remarks-at-first-oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-of-118th-congress-31528874-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/griffith-chairs-delivers-opening-remarks-at-first-oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-of-118th-congress-31528874-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s 2023 State https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-statement-on-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-31532797-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-statement-on-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-31532797-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Gerry https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-presentation-to-gsa-and-fbi-virginias-bipartisan-congressional-delegation-and-gov-youngkin-statement-on-clear-case-for-springfield-as-new-fbi-hq-location-31555136-jamestown-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-presentation-to-gsa-and-fbi-virginias-bipartisan-congressional-delegation-and-gov-youngkin-statement-on-clear-case-for-springfield-as-new-fbi-hq-location-31555136-jamestown-va.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 THE POWER OF A KNOCK WATCH THE VIDEO A knock can change a life. Nobody knows that better than Bruce. His life prepared him to be https://www.americantowns.com/news/meals-on-wheels-america-news-one-knock-can-change-a-life-31370122-arlington-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/meals-on-wheels-america-news-one-knock-can-change-a-life-31370122-arlington-va.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 May News: At long last, getting rid of menthol cigarettes A Long Time Coming: Ending the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-monthly-newsletter-may-2022-31370138-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-monthly-newsletter-may-2022-31370138-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Avoiding Fatigue and Shortness of Breath Shortness of breath and fatigue are two of the more common symptoms experienced by patients with lung https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-may-24th-news-avoiding-fatigue-and-shortness-of-breath-31373171-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/american-lung-association-may-24th-news-avoiding-fatigue-and-shortness-of-breath-31373171-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Think about that statement. It is simple. It is straightforward. And it defines a truth that few of us ever consider on a daily basis. But even in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-there-is-always-more-to-tell-31371231-alexandria-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/national-foundation-to-end-senior-hunger-news-there-is-always-more-to-tell-31371231-alexandria-va.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500