In today’s news: local residents continue picking up the pieces, one year after their homes were damaged by Tropical Storm Chantal. Also: Gov. Josh Stein prepares to “take action” on the state budget bill; a portion of Country Club Road shuts down for a pipe replacement project; and U.S. House Rep. Valerie Foushee honors the late Jamezetta Bedford on the floor of Congress.

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