
Smithfield Foods donation to support homeless veterans
Smithfield Foods has donated $100,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia to support programs for homeless veterans and their families.

Smithfield Foods has donated $100,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia to support programs for homeless veterans and their families.

The City of Charlottesville will be accepting proposals for 2020 CDBG-CV3 and 2021 CDBG and HOME beginning Oct. 1 and ending at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected a site in Spotsylvania County as the location for a new outpatient clinic.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced more than $1.7 million in Community Development Block Grants for three COVID-19 relief projects in James City and York counties and the city of Williamsburg.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced more than $8.4 million in Community Development Block Grants for 14 projects that will help rural communities across Virginia respond to recover from the public health and economic impacts of the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year at this time, our priorities for local governments were completely different from what they are now. 2020 has been a whirlwind of lifestyle changes and awakenings that have forced each of us far out of our comfort zones.

Remote inspections would help assess whether federal prisons in Virginia are complying with protocols and best practices to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

A community meeting has been set for Thursday, Oct. 1, to begin developing a strategy for revitalization of Staunton’s West End.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the expansion of the Rent and Mortgage Relief Program, launched at the end of June to assist households facing eviction or foreclosure due to the government response to COVID-19.

The Virginia Department of Corrections is taking steps to manage a COVID-19 outbreak at Deerfield Correctional Center and reduce the spread among a highly vulnerable population of offenders.
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