
Virginia announces additional Amtrak service to Norfolk beginning March 4
A second Amtrak train service serving Norfolk will debut on March 4, adding a 9 a.m. departure to the current 6:10 a.m. scheduled Norfolk train.

A second Amtrak train service serving Norfolk will debut on March 4, adding a 9 a.m. departure to the current 6:10 a.m. scheduled Norfolk train.

Senate Republicans defeated a pair of bills to increase the minimum wage in Virginia on party-line 21-19 votes.

Moses Malone was one of the best American basketball players of his time. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 21 years.

Human errors cause about 94% of vehicular crashes, according to the National highway Traffic Safety Administration, a painful reminder that deaths resulting from crashes on roadways across the country and in Virginia are frequently preventable.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will welcome eminent Civil War author John J. Hennessy to speak at the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable on Jan. 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Park’s Education Center.

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell and Director of Athletics Ian McCaw have announced the hiring of Hugh Freeze as the ninth head coach in the history of the Flames’ football program.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will welcome Jonathan Noyalas, Director of the McCormick Civil War Institute at Shenandoah University to speak at the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable on Dec. 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Park’s Education Center.

Governor Ralph Northam has announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects.

The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation awarded more than $375,000 in grants to 42 schools and non-profit organizations to open Loads of Love Laundry Centers to serve children in their community.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.
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