Local governments in Shenandoah Valley target hidden sources of water pollution

Through a project funded by the Virginia Environmental Endowment, several local governments in the Shenandoah Valley have been improving their capabilities to detect and eliminate sources of water pollution that are hidden from view, known as illicit discharges, which research suggests can contribute significantly to impairments of streams and rivers.

First Bank receives approval for acquisition of six branches

First National Corporation announced this week that First Bank has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Bureau of Financial Institutions, a regulatory division of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, to acquire six branches in the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia from Bank of America.