
Whoa! New unemployment claims quadruple in Virginia in past week
For the filing week ending Sept. 18, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 15,962, an increase of 12,140 from the previous week.

For the filing week ending Sept. 18, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 15,962, an increase of 12,140 from the previous week.

As of this week, all of Virginia’s 132 school divisions are now open for full-time, in-person learning for the Commonwealth’s 1.2 million public school students.

Virginia will receive more than $2.5 million in grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative.

Virginia had trouble with Sam Howell last week in its 59-39 loss to North Carolina. Another Sam, Sam Hartman, presents the challenge this week with Wake Forest coming to town.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $4.1 million to help Virginians continue to access affordable housing.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services has recognized selected Virginia employers for their commitment to the Virginia Values Veterans Program.

A series of workshops to educate their peers on the dangers of e-cigarettes and a run/walk event organized to promote healthy activities have earned members of a Virginia Beach youth coalition a $500 grant from the Virginia ABC.

The Virginia Consortium for Spinal Cord Injury Care has earned federal designation as one of only 14 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers in the U.S.

The sparse crowds at Scott Stadium for the first two Virginia football games of the 2021 season prompted a question from a reader about how season ticket sales had gone for UVA Athletics heading into the season.

Since the Virginia Lottery sold its first ticket on Sept. 20, 1988, it has sold more than $44 billion in tickets, awarded $26 billion in prizes to players, and paid nearly $2.5 billion in commissions and incentives to thousands of retailer partners.
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