
Seven Virginia food banks receive funding from Columbia Gas of Virginia
To help fight hunger and support members of our community, Columbia Gas of Virginia has provided $17,500 to area food banks.

To help fight hunger and support members of our community, Columbia Gas of Virginia has provided $17,500 to area food banks.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved four contracts totaling $70.1 million for projects in the Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg VDOT districts.

The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg claimed Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2016 Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is making $874,000 available to farmers in 21 Virginia localities.

Beginning today, Virginians with excess or unused prescription opioids or other drugs can pick up a drug deactivation kit at one of dozens of locations.

The UVA field hockey team (13-7, 3-3 ACC) opened the 2016 ACC Field Hockey Championship with a 6-3 victory over Boston College (10-9, 3-3 ACC).

Governor McAuliffe announced the first round of Virginia Business Ready Sites Program grants to 28 projects across the Commonwealth.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that the USDA will award $3,684,248 in Rural Development grants to various Virginia enterprises.

Twenty Virginia companies will receive value-added grants from the USDA to help farmers, ranchers, small businesses and entrepreneurs develop new product lines.

The EMU soccer women couldn’t notch an upset at No. 15 Lynchburg College in their season finale.
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