
BoomBang Music Festival announces lineup, fireworks
BoomBang Music Festival is set to launch its first year with live music, food and craft vendors, kids zone and ferris wheel ending with fireworks.

BoomBang Music Festival is set to launch its first year with live music, food and craft vendors, kids zone and ferris wheel ending with fireworks.

Governor Ralph Northam announced $2.2 million in Homeless Reduction Grants through the Virginia Housing Trust Fund (VHTF) for 30 projects in Virginia.

At its March meeting this week, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) took action on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project.

Steve Owen, Staunton’s city manager for the last 12 years, has announced his retirement from the position, effective June 30, 2019.

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.

Gov. Ralph Northam today awarded $6 million in School Security Equipment Grants to protect students and teachers in 102 school divisions and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind.

Governor Ralph Northam and the state Board of Education announced Wednesday that 349 schools and 16 school divisions earned 2018 Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) awards for advanced learning and achievement.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced $2.7 million in new federal Local Emergency Management Performance Grants.

Dominion is honoring its top company volunteers this spring by paying it forward with $1,000 donations to each recipient’s charity of choice.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards.
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