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J. Warner gets behind McCain

 

 

Historic nominee for GOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petersburg schools have made great strides in student achievement, but programs at three of them will go under alternative governance immediately for failing federal academic benchmarks for several consecutive years.

 

City Attorney Edwin N. Wilmot yesterday announced his resignation after rumors spread that some city officials wanted to make his position part time. Wilmot, who has been city attorney for 13 years and worked for the city for four years before that, said yesterday that his resignation is effective Oct. 2. On Oct. 3 he will start as county attorney in Gloucester County, he said.

 

Lender GMAC Financial Services said yesterday that it will close all 200 retail offices and lay off 5,000 employees. The job cuts are part of plan to reduce its mortgage lending and servicing because of the housing downturn.