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FAIRFAX COUNTY
Quarantine Placed on Ash Trees and Lumber
Virginia officials have placed a quarantine on ash trees and lumber in Fairfax County to prevent the spread of a beetle known to infest and kill such trees.
The quarantine is a response to an infestation of the emerald ash borer, discovered last week in about 40 trees in Herndon and Newington.
-- Chris L. Jenkins
STATE GOVERNMENT
Superintendent of Public Instruction Resigns
Governor Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced yesterday that Virginia's top education official is resigning after two years on the job.
Billy K. Cannaday Jr. will step down as superintendent of public instruction Sept. 30 to become dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia.
Cannaday was appointed by Kaine in April 2006 after leading the Chesterfield school system in suburban Richmond for six years. He was the first African American to head the state's Department of Education.
-- Michael Alison Chandler
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