PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Work is underway to remove a dam on the Appomattox River that Virginia officials say will benefit native fish.

The state Department of Game and Inland Fisheries said removal of the Harvell Dam in Petersburg is scheduled to begin next week.

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