
Staunton celebrates Arbor Day with Tree City USA recognition, completion of grants, tree tour
Staunton City Council will issue a proclamation this week declaring April 30 as Arbor Day.

Staunton City Council will issue a proclamation this week declaring April 30 as Arbor Day.

Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a brief asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to uphold the Richmond Circuit Court’s ruling that removal of the Robert E. Lee statue is lawful.

Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul has received the endorsement of Del. Cia Price in his bid for lieutenant governor.

Virginia gas prices have fallen 0.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72/gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

Southern Conference champ VMI, fresh off its win over The Citadel this past weekend, will travel up Interstate 81 to face top-ranked James Madison in the first round of the 2021 FCS playoffs on Saturday.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

VMI clinched its first Southern Conference title since 1977 with a 31-17 win over The Citadel on Saturday at Foster Stadium.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

A North Carolina man who used Snapchat to solicit minors to send him sexually explicit photographs and videos in exchange for expensive gifts pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.
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