
Augusta County nixes dumb militia idea
Augusta County isn’t going to call up a militia to fight gun-control legislation in Richmond. The reason: any militia formed here in the hinterlands would have to do the bidding of the governor.

Augusta County isn’t going to call up a militia to fight gun-control legislation in Richmond. The reason: any militia formed here in the hinterlands would have to do the bidding of the governor.

Virginia Tech is highlighting African American women who fought and struggled to ensure that they were not left out of the suffrage movement.

The Fredericksburg Nationals are holding auditions at the University of Mary Washington for emcees, PA announcers, mascots and national anthem performers for the 2020 season.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced more than $1.3 million in state grants to support the implementation of Virginia’s Computer Science Standards of Learning.

When you walk or bike around your city or neighborhood, how do you choose your route? Does pollution factor into that decision? If it doesn’t, it probably should.

The Framers weren’t entirely focused on the moment as they were setting out the guidelines for the new nation. There was at least some thought to what future generations would think of the work they were doing.

Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn’t get very far.

Last year was a “terrible production year,” but Dr. John Anderson predicted that farmers will be able to recover in 2020.

GRIMM will invest $435,000 to expand and establish a corporate headquarters operation in Stafford County, creating 23 new jobs.

Former Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo has been named the associate vice president for safety and security and chief of police at the University of Virginia.
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