
When will Virginia begin to open back up?
#TeamAFP editors Chris Graham and Crystal Abbe Graham talk COVID-19 lockdowns, local Virginia elections, sports news and more.

#TeamAFP editors Chris Graham and Crystal Abbe Graham talk COVID-19 lockdowns, local Virginia elections, sports news and more.

The scene is the same at college campuses nationwide. Baseball stadiums are empty, locker rooms are bare, and tracks are deserted. Athletic competitions and practices have no place in the midst of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 lockdown continues to push gas prices downward, with Virginia pumps averaging $1.70 per gallon today, down 2.3 cents per gallon over the past week, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 stations.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will be receiving 40,000 pounds of food donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday.

Liberty wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden became the eighth player in program history to be selected in the NFL Draft when the Washington Redskins picked him in the fourth round.

The Central Shenandoah Office on Youth staff has created a resource page specifically for COVID-19.

Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that he is hopeful that the state can move toward the beginning of a slow reopening of the economy by Friday, May 8.

Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed a COVID-19 Business Task Force, with representatives representing sectors including restaurants, breweries and wineries, small and large retailers, fitness centers, tourist attractions and entertainment venues.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin is highlighting the work of Richmond nonprofit arts organization, Studio Two Three, which has converted their workspace to make more than 1,500 masks to donate to frontline workers.

Last week’s “500 Bases of Love” and “Bring it Home” fundraisers by the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sports Radio 910 The Fan raised more than $30,000 for COVID-19 relief.
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