
Funding for Secure Rural Schools program included in budget deal
The bipartisan congressional spending deal to fund the government past Dec. 20 will extend the Secure Rural Schools program for two more years.

The bipartisan congressional spending deal to fund the government past Dec. 20 will extend the Secure Rural Schools program for two more years.

The left northbound lane of Interstate 81 at mile marker 258 will close for barrier removal to prepare for paving work beginning Saturday night at 8 p.m.

The dream of local Democrats to win at least one seat, maybe more, in the General Assembly came up short Tuesday, and honestly, it wasn’t close in any of the five contested races.

Democrats have decent chances to flip three seats in House of Delegates races in the Central Shenandoah Valley.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund federal programs critical to Virginia.

The Virginia’s Western Highlands Travel Council, made up of tourism offices from Craig, Alleghany, Bath and Highland counties, has published a guide to hiking, biking and riding trails.

Highland County’s annual Hands & Harvest Festival returns with county-wide fall fun during the weekend of Oct. 11-13, where everyone is invited to celebrate the traditions, harvest and crafts found in the cozy mountains of this rural community.

The on-ramp from Route 627 (Reliance Road) onto northbound Interstate 81 at exit 302 (Middletown) in Frederick County is scheduled to be closed for up to two nights – Wednesday, Aug. 21 and Thursday, Aug. 22.

A federal court has ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm in his request for summary judgement in a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board.

The Jamestowne Society will be meeting Saturday, Aug. 10, at The Club at Ironwood in Staunton, for a luncheon to commemorate the Lady Rebecca Staunton Company’s Organizing Governor, Elizabeth “Janie” Sherman
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