
Chesapeake Bay advisory board gives update on health of the Bay
The Chesapeake Bay advisory board met with elected officials last week to discuss environment issues that impact the Bay and Coastal Virginia.

The Chesapeake Bay advisory board met with elected officials last week to discuss environment issues that impact the Bay and Coastal Virginia.

Dominion Energy is offering nonprofit and educational organizations the opportunity to apply for a total of $1 million in environmental grants to be distributed this year through the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.
Virginia’s contribution to music history and innovation around the world is celebrated by declaring September as Virginia Music Heritage Month.

It’s usually the challenger who wants the incumbent to agree to a series of debates, but in the Second District congressional race, it’s Democrat Elaine Luria throwing out the challenge to Republican nominee Jen Kiggans.

DroneUp plans to invest $27.2 million to expand its headquarters in Virginia Beach and establish a testing, training, and R&D center at Richard Bland College in Dinwiddie County.
With houses being built more closely together, it’s often hard to find privacy. But homeowners can plant shrubs that will quickly grow into a barrier screen to block out neighbors or a busy road,.

Fourth District Republican congressional nominee Leon Benjamin won’t get his debates with Democratic incumbent Donald McEachin until he acknowledges that McEachin and Joe Biden won in 2020.
The Commonwealth of Virginia graduated its 136th generation of Virginia State troopers on Friday, Aug. 12.

The Waynesboro Police Department arrested Hampton Lamar Smith, 38, of Crozet, on multiple alleged weapon offenses.

The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, which when fully operational will be the largest offshore wind farm in North America.
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