
Kaine praises Senate passage of career and technical legislation
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine praised the Senate passage of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine praised the Senate passage of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act.

Blue Ridge Optics, an industry leader in the fabrication, polishing and coating of optical components, will invest $750,000 to develop a new product line in the Town of Bedford in Bedford County.

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced a bill to assist young people with finding summer or year-long jobs that will help them succeed in future careers.

Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring the week of July 15–21, 2018 as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in Virginia.

Thanks to tips from the public, Christopher J. Mixell, 38, has been located and taken into custody. He was apprehended July 10, 2018, by the U.S. Marshals Service without incident at campground in Botetourt County.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill to provide small business employers and employees greater flexibility and access to the popular SIMPLE plans as an option for retirement savings.

Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc. is the new name for Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery.

Smyth Companies, a leader in the printing and packaging industry, has invested $6.5 million in new equipment at its printing operation in the Town of Bedford in Bedford County.

Governor Ralph Northam has awarded high school innovation grants to 10 school divisions to develop or implement programs that align with graduation requirements.

After losing my first and only run for public office, for a seat on Waynesboro City Council in 2008, I was told by a conservative businessman who had opposed my run that I’d eventually come around to his way of thinking.
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