Warner to visit Hampton Roads this week

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D) is scheduled to spend portions of three days this week in Hampton Roads visiting with a number of constituent groups.

His itinerary is below:

On, Wednesday (July 7) he'll tour NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at 10 a.m.; deliver a lunchtime address from Accomack and Northampton counties Eastern Shore Community College's Great Hall at 11:30 a.m.; and participate in a 2:30 p.m. education roundtable discussion with Portsmouth Public School administrators, principals, teachers, PTA leaders and business partners at Manor Elementary School library, 1201 Cherokee Rd. in Portsmouth.

Thursday (July 8), Warner will attend a news conference with Blue Star military families, Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim and officials from Chrysler Museum and National Endowment for the Arts at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk; and at 10:30 a.m. the senator will lead a roundtable discussion with veterans organizations, leaders of regional not-for-profit community service groups at theHampton Roads Veterans Business Outreach Center aong the ODU Business Gateway, 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 106 in Norfolk.

The following morning, Friday (July 9), Warner will take a 10:30 tour of Hampton University's Proton Therapy facility, 40 Enterprise Parkway in Hampton.

-- Julian Walker

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