Waynesboro High Class of 2021 graduates choose indoor or outdoor ceremonies
Published Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 10:05 pm
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Augusta Free Press
WAYNESBORO On April 22, Gov. Ralph Northam announced easing up on restrictions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the time of that announcement, more than half of adults in Virginia had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
In the Sixth Amended Executive Order 72, Northam expanded capacity for sports and entertainment events to 50 percent starting May 15.
Three residents of Culpeper County have filed suit with the Culpeper County Circuit Court for relief from Governor Ralph Northamâs COVID-19 restrictions since he has reneged on a previous Agreed Order from a similar Madison County suit that freed churches from his regulation of their religious activities.
The Northam administration recently issued his Sixth Amended Executive Order 67 which prohibits all public and private gatherings of more than 25 people and any religious gathering of more than 25 people unless the Governorâs multiple restrictions are strictly followed.
Supposedly, it is unsafe for worshippers to gather in churches, but page 11 of the Order explicitly states that, âThe presence of more than 25 individuals performing functions of their employment or assembled in an educational instructional setting is not a âgathering.ââ Plaintiffs in the suit point out the stark inequality of Gov. Northamâs restrictions favoring non-religious edu
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