
Natural gas prices 11 percent lower for Columbia Gas of Virginia customers from last winter
Columbia Gas of Virginia customers will benefit from lower natural gas bills this winter compared to last winter.

Columbia Gas of Virginia customers will benefit from lower natural gas bills this winter compared to last winter.

The Tidewater News in Franklin claimed Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, which recognizes the best of all entries in the organization’s annual Journalism Award competition.

Virginia lost a road game at George Washington a week ago. North Carolina lost a road game at Northern Iowa on Saturday. Duke lost a neutral-court game to Kentucky.

Virginia rebounded from a road loss at George Washington on Monday to win the Charleston Classic, but the Cavs still dropped six spots in both the AP and coaches polls released on Monday.

Mariana Falconier, associate professor and clinical director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Family Services at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, has won a grant totaling $7.2 million for a five-year project to promote healthy relationships and economic stability among low-income couples.

Two Virginia Tech electrical and computer engineering faculty members are the lead investigators on a $1.37 million, international research project that may lead to higher performance for wireless networks in densely populated venues including arenas, theaters, and transportation hubs.

Columbia Gas of Virginia has donated $5,000 to the Valley Mission in support of replacing the aging heating equipment and for their work in providing basic needs for those who are homeless and hungry in the Staunton area.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Friday 14 Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) grants totaling $2.25 million. The grants will help add 2,000 acres to Virginia’s conserved lands.

Housing is part of the economic infrastructure of local communities and it is intertwined with other key economic components including construction, finance, property management, legal services, and professional services.

Columbia Gas of Virginia has filed to reduce natural gas prices in time for the peak winter heating season. The proposed prices would result in a 10.26 percent decrease in total monthly customer bills when compared against the same period last year. The proposed prices would take effect November 30, 2015.