
Weather-wary growers hoping for sweet strawberry season
Like the rest of Virginia’s farmers, strawberry growers have been dealing with an extremely wet winter and early spring.

Like the rest of Virginia’s farmers, strawberry growers have been dealing with an extremely wet winter and early spring.

Home runs by Chris Shaw and Jalen Miller fueled a run of seven straight runs scored by the Richmond Flying Squirrels in a 7-3 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium.

A week into spring football practice, the VMI football team is showing a drive and purpose fueled by a young, yet experienced roster that is hungry to take the next step.

A long-overdue victory for workers was achieved this week when Gov. Ralph Northam signed two bills requiring employers to provide paystubs to their employees.

Fair Health Care VA applauded Gov. Ralph Northam for signing House Bill 2126, which improves an insurance requirement known as step therapy or “fail first” protocols.

Patricia L. West was sworn in Monday as the 35th commissioner of the State Corporation Commission (SCC). West fills the remaining term of James C. Dimitri who retired from the Commission last year.

A group of Bridgewater College students and a faculty member will put on tool belts and pick up hammers as they spend spring break volunteering as construction workers with Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge Spring Break 2019.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the 10 recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, who will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the Virginia and Fire Rescue Conference on Feb. 23.

You should be familiar with the true costs of relocating for a job. In order to be prepared, you should make sure to collect as much information as possible. And nothing will surprise you. And we will help you with that right now.

Del. Steve Landes has been named to the conference committee for the state budget bill, House Bill 1700.
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