
Census finds Virginia’s smallest and largest farms increased in number
The 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture found that the overall number of Virginia farms decreased, but the numbers of its smallest and largest farms increased.

The 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture found that the overall number of Virginia farms decreased, but the numbers of its smallest and largest farms increased.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) announced an additional staff hire as her team expands in Virginia’s Second Congressional District. The new hire, Terra Johnson, will serve as a Wounded Warrior Fellow in Congresswoman Luria’s Virginia Beach office.

George Mason basketball head coach Dave Paulsen announced Thursday that Pete Hutchins will join his staff as an assistant coach.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), a 20-year Navy veteran and Vice Chair of the HASC Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued a statement on the administration’s intention to abandon its proposal to decommission the USS Harry S. Truman decades ahead of schedule.

VMI first-year head women’s soccer coach Chris Haught-Thompson announced his team’s 2019 schedule Tuesday.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin led a letter stating opposition to the inclusion of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s offshore area in forthcoming National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Virginia’s Tony Bennett and Kyle Guy (Indianapolis, Ind.) were honored with top Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) University Division All-State awards, VaSID announced Friday.

Dominion Energy and Facebook continue their joint effort to substantially increase renewable energy generation by announcing today the addition of six new solar facilities that will be dedicated to Facebook.

Governor Ralph Northam announced $1.5 million in funding for six business winners of the first-ever RISE Coastal Community Resilience Challenge.

VDOT wants to make your Easter weekend trip a little easier by suspending most road closures from noon Friday, April 19, until noon Tuesday, April 23.
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