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Albemarle County beaches kick off 2019 summer season with Memorial Day Holiday
Local residents can rediscover affordable family fun at Albemarle County’s three swimming beaches this summer.
Local residents can rediscover affordable family fun at Albemarle County’s three swimming beaches this summer.
Virginians celebrating the start of summer will be able to purchase spirits, mixers and Virginia wines on Memorial Day. All Virginia ABC stores will remain open until 6 p.m. on Monday, May 27.
The Virginia Trucking Association joins the American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Share the Road highway safety program in advising Memorial Day travelers to take extra driving precautions throughout the busy holiday weekend.
The largest seasonal surge in gas prices since 2011 isn’t slowing down travel plans this summer as more Americans are hitting the road than staying home, according to GasBuddy’s 2019 Summer Travel survey.
With travel forecasts calling for more than 1 million Virginians to be taking to the highways this Memorial Day weekend, the Virginia State Police is encouraging all motorists to make safe driving practices a priority.
AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Memorial Day weekend.
VDOT is making your Memorial Day weekend travel easier by suspending most highway work zones and lifting most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon Friday, May 24, until noon Tuesday, May 28.
Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring May 12–18, 2019, as Virginia Police Week, and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in the Commonwealth.
Gas prices fell a few pennies in most Mid-Atlantic states while Virginia gas prices remained relatively flat this week.
Virginia experienced its fewest number of traffic deaths during the 2018 Memorial Day weekend – the lowest within at least the past five years.
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