
Northam grants posthumous pardons for ‘Martinsville Seven’
Gov. Ralph Northam today granted posthumous pardons for the Martinsville Seven, a group of young Black men executed by the Commonwealth for alleged rape of a white woman in 1951.

Gov. Ralph Northam today granted posthumous pardons for the Martinsville Seven, a group of young Black men executed by the Commonwealth for alleged rape of a white woman in 1951.

VDOT will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Friday, Sept. 3, until noon on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

This September, the Virginia Employment Commission is hosting the Live, Love & Work in Virginia! virtual job fair series as part of its continued effort to connect job seekers and employers.

The VMI women’s soccer team earned its first win of the year when freshman Riley Flanagan scored in double overtime to lift VMI to a 1-0 victory over visiting Winthrop Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field.

Prism Maritime LLC, a full-service provider of maritime support services to the U.S. government, will invest $4 million to expand in the City of Chesapeake.

Augusta County will receive a grant from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to replace two diesel school buses with electric buses.

Last week, President Biden announced a $3.4B investment across all 50 states through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 757 area code region on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Two farmers representing agriculture’s future earned statewide accolades July 31 at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Summer Expo.

Debby Freeman knows firsthand the impact that gardening can have on people’s lives.
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