
Motorists reminded to pay attention to large equipment on Virginia roadways
During the summer and into late fall, Virginia farmers frequently need to drive large farming equipment on public roadways to complete certain tasks.

During the summer and into late fall, Virginia farmers frequently need to drive large farming equipment on public roadways to complete certain tasks.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced more than $1,261,859 in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grant awards for eight projects focused on creating critical talent pipelines.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality was awarded $2 million in brownfield grant money by the EPA, the most funding of its kind ever received by the agency.

The No. 5 Virginia Tech baseball team (34-10, 14-8 ACC) will look to protect its turf against Atlantic Division No. 7 Louisville (34-13-1, 15-8-1 ACC) in a three-game series at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.

No. 12 Virginia (35-12, 14-10 ACC) will play its final three home games of the regular season with a weekend ACC series against Clemson (31-18, 9-14 ACC) beginning Friday.

April Virginia revenue collections exceeded forecasts, pushing state revenues $1.9 billion higher year-to-date than the mid-session revised forecast issued in February.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,402,421 in federal funding for affordable housing for Virginia Tribes.

The Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday that new unemployment claims in the state were down 562 from last week, to 1,370.

Dr. Jerry Wallace has been named the next president of Danville Community College. Wallace’s hiring concludes a national search that attracted 63 candidates. “The Danville community is working hard to become a national, if not global, leader in advanced manufacturing. With Jerry Wallace’s leadership, Danville Community College will be a leader and dependable partner in that…

Harrisonburg is set to receive $30,000 in grants for its Meet in the Friendly City Advertising Campaign and Your Basecamp to Adventure Advertising Campaign.
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