
State Fair opening weekend to feature pageant, parade, Lizard Lick
The State Fair of Virginia will kick off tomorrow with a weekend of fun—including reality TV stars, pumpkins weighing close to 1,000 pounds and some legendary country music.

The State Fair of Virginia will kick off tomorrow with a weekend of fun—including reality TV stars, pumpkins weighing close to 1,000 pounds and some legendary country music.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Thursday a 15.7 percent increase in employment in the Virginia film industry.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced funding for 19 agriculture-related projects that will promote and enhance the competitiveness of Virginia’s specialty crops.

Virginia’s 2013 public school graduates achieved significant gains and outperformed their peers nationwide on the SAT college-admissions test, according to results released today by the College Board.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today joined Virginia State Police, local law enforcement and highway safety leaders to highlight the ongoing 2013 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign, which kicked off in the Commonwealth over Labor Day weekend.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled today that two college newspapers must be permitted to carry alcohol advertising, in spite of an Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC) regulation prohibiting most alcohol ads in college student publications.

Forbes.com has named Virginia America’s “Best State for Business.” The Commonwealth reclaims the title after being awarded the No. 2 ranking from 2010-2012.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that Eastman Chemical Company will invest $40 million over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County.

Ken Cuccinelli today overwhelmingly won the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), America’s top association for small business advocacy.

From the words of Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s novel, The Little Prince, “Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye…” Celia Culver Rutt has built a life dedicated to seeing what is unseen right in front of us.
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