Federal infrastructure law to fund expansion of two rail corridors in Virginia
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established the Corridor Identification and Development Program to advance railroads.
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established the Corridor Identification and Development Program to advance railroads.
Dr. William “Bill” Fiege, currently vice president of learning and student success, is the 8th president of Brightpoint Community College.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced board appointments including additions to the Board of Trustees for the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia in Staunton.
A former Federal Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for showing deliberate indifference to the inmate’s serious medical needs.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has expanded its drought watch advisory to now include 55 counties, with seven counties, including Augusta and Rockingham, under a drought warning advisory.
The Virginia Department of Education has provided $12 million in state school security equipment grants to protect students, faculty and visitors in 483 schools in 98 school divisions.
The recipient of the 2023 Veteran of the Year Award for Virginia’s District 4 is Chief Warrant Officer Four Charles H. Talley Jr.

Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom has awarded 75 grants in 51 Virginia localities for the 2023-24 school year totaling more than $36,000.
U.S.D.A. Rural Development grants are providing $2,483,817 for the Commonwealth to provide distance learning services for rural areas.
The Biden-Harris Administration designated the APM Tech Hub as one of the 31 inaugural Tech Hubs in the U.S.
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