
VDOT: Lane closures lifted in Virginia for the busy Labor Day travel weekend
The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend highway work zones and lift lane closures from noon on Friday, Sept. 2 until noon on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend highway work zones and lift lane closures from noon on Friday, Sept. 2 until noon on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin tried to put a positive spin on jobs numbers this week, touting a 100,000 more people working since January milestone, but inside the numbers, job growth appears to have stalled.

More than 200 young farmers and budding agriculturalists gathered to network and discuss agricultural issues at the 2022 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Summer Expo.
The Commonwealth of Virginia graduated its 136th generation of Virginia State troopers on Friday, Aug. 12.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia will be releasing two juvenile bald eagles that have been patients at the Center during the summer months.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated in the official grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Mecklenburg County Middle School and High School on Friday, and used the occasion to ceremonially sign legislation providing more than $1 billion in school construction funds for K-12 public education.

The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, which when fully operational will be the largest offshore wind farm in North America.

While many gardeners welcome worms in their soil, there’s one wriggling fiend that is unwanted. Virginia Cooperative Extension is asking Virginia residents to keep an eye out for the invasive jumping worm.
The Butterfly Haven exhibit is open at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News and runs through September 25.

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has added 31 new products celebrating Virginia and cultures all around the world to its store shelves.
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