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Shocked To Find Gambling
With Alexandria facing a new year under Union occupation, a sense of anarchy and lawlessness spread in the city. One of the first issues of the Local News in 1862 reported a several arrests for gambling. On Jan. 16, 1862, the two-page newspaper explained that the suspects were tried the …
Return of the Dysfunctional Environment
Last week, an independent audit of capital expenditures in the school system revealed a "dysfunctional environment" in the budget office at the Beauregard Street headquarters of Alexandria City Public Schools. It's not the first time that unauthorized expenditures have raised a concern with the school system. Back in 2006, School …