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

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

Liberty football coach Hugh Freeze announced the signing of eight new players on Wednesday as part of the NCAA’s February signing period.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, Chairman of the House Education Committee, today highlighted legislation resulting from the Committee’s work.

Del. Chris Collins and Sen. Richard Stuart are leading a growing effort to save lives by toughening Virginia’s distracted driving law.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday the recipients of fiscal year 2019 farmland preservation grants. Six localities have been awarded a total of $633,831 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Farmland Preservation. The funds will be used to permanently preserve working farmland through local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs.

Hilton Head, South Carolina is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the South. There are other cities which are larger and more well-known. Tourists will certainly flock to Charleston and Myrtle Beach at the beginning of summer.

The EMU Runnin Royals came up just short in Saturday’s effort at knocking off the ODAC preseason favorite, dropping a 67-63 decision at Roanoke.

Several members of the VMI football program were honored by college football analyst Phil Steele as members of the FCS Freshman All-America team and the SoCon All-Conference team.

Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Elaine Luria (VA-02), and Walter B. Jones (NC-03) co-introduced the bipartisan Defend our Coast Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing leases for offshore oil drilling in the mid-Atlantic.

Governor Ralph Northam announced a legislative package focused on improving environmental quality and management of natural resources in Virginia.
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