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A new National Park Service report shows that 1.46 million visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2017 spent $95.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,204 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $126 million.
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Employees from Columbia Gas of Virginia’s Lynchburg office today presented a check from the NiSource Charitable Foundation for $10,000 to Gleaning for the World, a key non-profit organization providing support to victims of an EF-3 tornado and severe storms that ripped through the region last week.
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Choosing a drug rehab that suits your or your loved ones needs is not an easy task. Simply because there is a lot of drug rehabs center where you can choose from. Some of these will give you the best facility you are looking for while others will not be able to meet your standards.
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The Staunton Downtown Development Association has received $15,000 in support for the Bright Lights on Beverly lighting project.
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The tallest drone park in the United States officially opened Thursday on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has named University of Virginia Medical Center as a Top Performer for its equitable treatment of LGBTQ patients and team members.
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There is no doubt in saying that nothing is forever, especially when it has direct impact over an individual- whether it’s about clothing, appearance or the lifestyle, things need to be changed with the passage of time.
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Central Virginia Manufacturing (CVM), a sheet metal fabricator, will invest $300,000 to expand its operation in Bedford County. The project will create nine new jobs.
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In May, President Trump will decide whether to rescind the nuclear deal with Iran, a prospect made more probable by the announcement of Ambassador John Bolton as National Security Advisor.
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In 2017, an estimated 104,843 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the Chesapeake Bay: the highest amount ever recorded by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the first time in our decades-long history of monitoring this critical habitat that the total abundance surpassed 100,000 acres.
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