
Virginia tribes to get $2M in federal funding to address COVID
The Chickahominy Eastern Division and Nansemond Indian Nation will received $2,008,250 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chickahominy Eastern Division and Nansemond Indian Nation will received $2,008,250 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Martin Luther King Jr. that most of us know gave a speech about having a dream, then was assassinated in Memphis. There were actually five years in between the two, and what he did during that time needs to be remembered as much as his dream, probably more.

Recent data from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that construction and use of residential buildings accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Albemarle County announced this week that the 2022 annual reassessment process is complete.

Former Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy has announced her candidacy for State Senate in Virginia’s 33rd District, which includes Prince William and Fairfax counties.

A strong wave swept the Portsmouth property market, and people wondered how long it could stand the tide. Is it likely to crash, settle calmly or will it tumble and emerge strongly as always?

Two local projects aimed at reducing homelessness are among 46 statewide getting a boost from a state grant program.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced the launch of the new Virginia Small Business Resiliency Fund program and more than $9.7 million in grants has been awarded for 12 projects throughout the Commonwealth.

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission has been awarded $250,000 for a project with the Piedmont Housing Alliance to serve the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County through rent assistance, stabilization services and court navigation.

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced on Thursday a number of key administration appointments.
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