Blue mold threat grows as Virginia tobacco damaged
Blue mold has appeared in five Virginia counties endangering a $200 million tobacco crop. In Pittsylvania and neighboring counties growers report dying plants and ongoing spraying. Officials warn the fungus spreads in cool damp conditions, with resistance to Ridomil and calls for Acrobat MZ use.
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Gretna
Virginia
Eldridge Keen
Pittsylvania County
Charlotte County
Halifax County
Mecklenburg County
Lee County
Chuck Johnson
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Blackstone
Johnson
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lee Wright
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Wright
Lynn Power
Keen
Murder suspect released from jail by mistake in Virginia
Falls Church murder suspect Kerry Antonio Jefferson was mistakenly released May 13 from Fairfax County Adult Detention Center due to a court record error. A June 12 warrant was issued for his arrest as prosecutors and authorities tighten the case.
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Fairfax, Va
Falls Church
Circuit Court
Dennis J. Smith
Kerry Antonio Jefferson
Fairfax County
John R. Murphy
Jefferson
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