
Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board elects new chair
The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board voted this week to Roy Hoagland as chair.

The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board voted this week to Roy Hoagland as chair.

Remember when Virginia was a battleground state? It actually hasn’t been that long since the Commonwealth hadn’t voted blue in a presidential election since LBJ. Not even purple anymore, the Old Dominion is just short of deep blue these days.

Dr. Edwin Martinez-Martinez will begin serving as Virginia’s 10th state conservationist on Sept. 14, with oversight for all USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and services in the Commonwealth.

The State Corporation Commission’s new Virginia Health Benefit Exchange has awarded navigator grants to Virginia Poverty Law Center and Boat People SOS, Inc.

The Virginia Law Foundation has announced its 2020 grant recipients.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has sent a letter demanding “additional information on any recent operational or infrastructure changes that could affect mail service in Virginia, and details on plans to reverse any such adverse changes.”

Interim results from Virginia’s ongoing adult serology study show an estimated 2.4 percent of adults statewide have antibodies to COVID-19.

If it seems that it’s gotten quiet on the COVID-19 front in Virginia lately, that’s because it kinda has.

The Virginia Department of Aviation and Center for Innovative Technology announced Wednesday the launch of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange pilot program.

More than $866,000 will be awarded to 90 destination marketing organizations through the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s new DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant Program announced in June.