Virginia broadens access to state jobs by dropping most college degree requirements.
Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke at the National D-Day Memorial Monday from an airplane hangar on the Bedford attraction’s property, out of the elements.
Lynchburg’s Veterans Affairs’ outpatient clinic could soon bear the name of a local military hero with the help of a Virginia congressman, who introduced a bill May 25 that would rename the clinic to honor the subject of the award-winning movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
Garrett announced nearly early five years ago that he would not seek re-election to Congress, in order to combat his alcoholism.
Energix Renewables, a company pursuing a special exception permit to operate a utility-scale solar operation on about 170 acres in the Piney River area of Amherst County, withdrew its permit a few hours before a public hearing the county’s board of supervisors was set to hold May 16.
The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains in all their glory on Rose Mill Road in Amherst County first caught the eye of Geri Dokos in 1999.
Miko is a 4-year-old, black, neutered, male domestic short-haired cat. This sweetheart is a big boy, as in 18 pounds big! He is a mellow, gentle giant who loves being petted and is especially fond of head and back rubs. He’s a loving armful of loveliness, who is coming out of his shell.
Russell is a very medium-sized, adult lab mutt, who seems to have a young heart but an old soul. He was uncomfortable and unsure when he arrived at Almost Home, but he settled in with relief soon after he got here and saw we were kind. Russell wants to be loved by a great family.
State police have announced that the search effort had been suspended. “No survivors were located.”
The winner will be announced Friday as planned by the winery and the hotel, but only from @veritaswinery and @quirkhotelcva, said Lindsey Navin, marketing manager at Veritas. The two local businesses have thwarted a fake Instagram account that tried to trick contest hopefuls into sharing cre…
Also coming up on the concert schedule, which is presented by Hot 101.9, will be the country and Western sounds of the Wil Gravatt Band on July 8 and the pop and rock anthems of The Significant Others on Aug. 12. Gates open at 6 p.m., with bands playing from 7 to 11 p.m.
In Stuart, Nelson County went ahead in the first two frames, but Patrick County put together a two-out rally and scored five runs in bottom of the second inning to take the lead for good in the Region 2C semifinals.
At a recent work session Nelson County officials reviewed some of the last — and arguably most important — draft chapters of the county’s new comprehensive plan: chapters addressing land use and future development, and transportation.
Nelson County High School’s graduating class of 2023 celebrated an achievement Friday unlike any graduating class before them.
Del. Sally Hudson, D-Charlottesville, said commending resolutions — such as the one she presented to the Nelson County nonprofit Central Farm Workers Initiative (CVFWI) — are meant to honor extraordinary people and groups, and that “CVFWI certainly qualifies.”
5th Grade All A’s Yaretzy Barragan-Ortiz, Jared Craig, Josiah Durrette, Naomi Edwards, Micah Lewis, Mason Murphy, Colton Torres
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