
Safety improvement project on Interstate 66 in Warren County beginning July 9
VDOT is scheduled to make roadway improvements to a two-mile section of Interstate 66 in Warren County starting Monday, July 9.

VDOT is scheduled to make roadway improvements to a two-mile section of Interstate 66 in Warren County starting Monday, July 9.

Replacement of the Route 11 bridge over Cedar Creek at the Shenandoah-Warren County line is expected to open to two-way traffic on Monday, July 9.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks. The Staunton District consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

The right lane of southbound Interstate 81 has reopened in Rockbridge County. Crews have finished a hazardous-material removal operation near mile marker 204, about a mile south of exit 205 (Raphine).

Whether you organize a nonprofit fundraiser to help a local disadvantaged Virginia community, or to contribute to a large scale social cause, people will definitely thank you for it.

Local franchise owner Jay Hawkins will open Staunton’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant on July 11, bringing more than 100 new jobs to the area.

Lynchburg’s Endstation Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s As You Like It on Sunday, July 8, at Lime Kiln Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30.

United States Army Recruiting Command welcomed Richmond Recruiting Battalion’s new commander at a change of command ceremony June 22 at Maymont Park’s Stone Barn.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) spent Monday evening distributing food to the homeless near Richmond Coliseum. McEachin has made the elimination of food deserts and food insecurity a priority among his work in Congress.
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