
Virginia school safety grant funding includes money for resource, security officers
Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers.

Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers.

The sixth annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation wheat tour on June 2 offered stakeholders a first-hand look at the quality and yield potential of the state’s grain crop.

Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Health System generate $9.5 billion in economic activity and create or support 58,000 jobs in Virginia.

Monongahela National Forest has received $6 million in funding from the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act to support seven projects across the Forest in 2022.

The spotted lanternfly quarantine will be expanded to include the following cities and counties: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Manassas, Staunton, Waynesboro, Albemarle, Augusta, Carroll, Page, Prince William, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Shenandoah and Wythe.

Virginia is one step closer to passing a budget that includes a $13 million allocation over the next two years to support gun violence prevention to be administered by the state’s Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Gov. Midas is at it again: on Friday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, handed the keys to a strong economy by his Democratic predecessor, Ralph Northam, took credit for having been handed those keys on Friday.

Virginia Summer Park concerts return this summer and will include bluegrass, jazz, gospel, country, rock and roll, symphony and contemporary.

COVID-19 remains a significant threat to the health of nursing home residents and staff, underscoring the need to hold nursing homes and other long-term care facilities accountable for providing high quality care and safe environments.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has revealed its men’s basketball scheduling matrix for the next three seasons.
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