Plastic bag tax goes into effect on Jan. 1 in Albemarle, Charlottesville
Shoppers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville will have to pay for disposable plastic bags beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags.
Shoppers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville will have to pay for disposable plastic bags beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags.
Farm Credit of the Virginias, a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced the association has awarded $100,000 in grants to eligible charitable organizations.
Qualifying farmers and producers who adopt certain land management practices to help improve habit for grassland birds are encouraged to apply for an incentives program.
The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative is accepting applications through Nov. 15 for its 2023 financial incentives program.
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced additional appointments to his administration and various boards.

The third annual “Bikes, Wings, and Wheels” show will take place on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Culpeper Regional Airport.

Eleven companies from the Commonwealth have graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Virginia Leaders in Export Trade, or VALET, program.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has chosen additional key administration appointments including two individuals with ties to the Harrisonburg area – Valley Renovators, Inc. VP J.M. Snell II and James Madison University professor Marshall Pattie.

Staunton has been awarded $317,340 in federal funding for affordable housing, and Waynesboro stands to get $187,537 in affordable housing funds from monies coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced more than $14 million in funding for public schools throughout the Commonwealth to replace old diesel school buses with all-electric buses.
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