
Lynchburg, Martinsville downtowns get boost to renovate vacant buildings
Two shuttered downtown buildings will soon breathe new life thanks in part to a combined $1 million in funding for the two projects in Lynchburg and Martinsville.

Two shuttered downtown buildings will soon breathe new life thanks in part to a combined $1 million in funding for the two projects in Lynchburg and Martinsville.
The Everytown Community Safety Fund will provide $100,000 in funding for Riverside Health System’s Hand in Hand Hospital violence intervention program in Newport News.
This week the State Corporation Commission (SCC) brings attention to an important communications resource for low-income Virginians.
Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry celebrated the opening of a new administrative building Saturday at their campus on Fairfax Avenue.
The River City Bread Basket is one month from opening its doors, and volunteers with the LIFEworks Project are busy getting the North Winchester Avenue building ready for the public.
A three-day international workshop in late August was the first step for a project that will rebuild schools in Ukraine.
As summer turns to fall, Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry is gearing up to prepare for cold weather and shelters to offer relief to the region’s homeless during winter months.
The U.S. Senate’s Fiscal Year 2024 draft funding bills contains 12 bills with key Virginia priorities, including Long COVID and addiction.
Harrisonburg’s public utilities department is conducting its annual testing of the sanitary sewer system starting this week and running through November.
The Homeless Services Center is moving forward now that the City of Harrisonburg has selected its builder for the complex.
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