
Virginia Wineries Association announces 2016 Governor’s Cup® gold medalists
Thirty-eight Virginia wines have been awarded gold medals in the Virginia Wineries Association’s 2016 Governor’s Cup® competition.

Thirty-eight Virginia wines have been awarded gold medals in the Virginia Wineries Association’s 2016 Governor’s Cup® competition.

Three Republican members of the House of Delegates are introducing legislation in the 2016 General Assembly to reform Certificate of Public Need laws.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced key tax cut and credit proposals designed to bolster Virginia’s business climate and generate incentives for economic growth.

AAA projects just over one million Virginians, (1,061, 134) will help make up the 37.2 million travelers, nationwide, who will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Snowshoe Mountain Resort (www.snowshoemtn.com), the #1 ski resort in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced the full event line-up of its spring break music and college party celebration.

The rumor mill has WWE head honcho Vince McMahon considering adding former WWE champ Daniel Bryan to the main event for WrestleMania 31.

“Virginia is for Lovers” – of oysters – during the month of November as proclaimed by Governor Terry McAuliffe. Seven flavorful regions stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Eastern Shore means a harvest of delicious bivalve dishes.

This Saturday, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation will present the biggest event in its history: a day-long series of Battlefield Programs on the Third Winchester battlefield.

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, in partnership with a variety of community groups, will offer a series of special National Park Service programs and events this September, which commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

The “Fair Tax” (“FT”) is a fraud – it is more wealth redistribution, and a financial scam.
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