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The database, from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, also shows a drop in local approvals of solar projects.

Isle of Wight County saw several hundred more voters turn out this year than in 2020, but that’s not the whole story.

Here are some statistics you can use to measure the economic health of your community.

For decades, the promise of economic revitalization has tantalized Southwest Virginia. The sparsely populated region, once home to booming coal mining and tobacco industries, has had money and resources thrown at it by local, state and federal governments, but it’s still had a difficult time finding its footing.

Two energy storage projects proposed for Southern Virginia would help augment the area’s power capacity, diversify the region’s tax base and boost the regional economy, industry representatives say.

The United States, including the Commonwealth of Virginia, has a demographic problem.

After years of discussions, one of the biggest capital projects in Frederick County's history was approved Wednesday night by the Board of Supervisors.

Whoever wins the 2024 presidential election, Virginia’s agribusinesses—food, fiber and fuel produced in the Commonwealth— are expecting things to change.

North Carolina's foreign-born population surged 32% over the last decade, census data show.

Prospective commercial and residential developments will be among the topics discussed at two upcoming all-day retreats for Isle of Wight County officials.