Pamplin Park to explore John Brown’s Raid with emerging Civil War author
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes author Kevin Pawlak on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes author Kevin Pawlak on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.
The NFL is planning through the possibility of having to move Sunday night’s game between Kansas City and Tampa Bay due to Hurricane Ian, going with U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as an alternate host site if the game does have to be moved.

The Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority in Petersburg will receive $52.9 million in federal funding to expand the domestic supply chain for essential medicines and critical active pharmaceutical ingredients.

A Waynesboro man contacted us last month to tell us that his teenage daughter had been the victim of a series of sexual assaults in 2021, that the Virginia State Police had investigated the case, recommended that charges be brought, and then, nothing happened.

Fourth District Congressman Donald McEachin is urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin to prioritize federal funds available to provide for clean drinking water to go to disadvantaged Virginia communities.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is pushing Fairfax County to address a manpower shortage in its local police department, but Fairfax County is hardly alone among communities having trouble hiring cops.

Fourth District Republican congressional nominee Leon Benjamin won’t get his debates with Democratic incumbent Donald McEachin until he acknowledges that McEachin and Joe Biden won in 2020.

James Madison University’s College of Education will receive $4.2 million over the next two years from the Commonwealth to partner with Virginia school districts to help eligible high school students and paraprofessionals become licensed teaching professionals.

Virginia Tourism Corporation’s DRIVE 2.0 State Tourism Plan Implementation Workshops enable community stakeholders to focus on developing and enhancing local tourism promotion, product development and advocacy strategies.

The State Corporation Commission is inviting asking the public for feedback regarding a potential new area code to Virginia regions now served by the 804 area code.
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