News & Announcements

State and federal officials say fires that hit Virginia this spring and fall season caused some damage but may add ecosystem diversity.

Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation held an April 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Born Learning Trail at Riverview Park in Smithfield recently launched in partnership with United Way of South Hampton Roads and the Luter Family YMCA.

The Frederick County School Board on Tuesday evening continued its discussion about the possibility of a much-debated fourth high school.

Virginia K-12 public school enrollment will decline by nearly 31,000 students, or about 2.9 percent, over the next four years, according to the demographic research group at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

The Northern Shenandoah Valley is such a nice place to live, raise a family and retire that the University of Virginia‘s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released data in January showing that Winchester-Frederick County has been the fastest-growing region in the state for the past three years.

The latest population estimates from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia show just how much fortune has swung in Danville’s favor.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed bills to remove Richmond from the list of the state’s eligible cities to host a casino.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed bills from two Democrats representing parts of Richmond to permanently remove the city from the list of eligible host cities for a casino.  

Rapid growth in New Kent has placed the county among the top 10 fastest-growing areas in the nation, according to a new study.

By Derrick Max There is a near-universal consensus among economists that increases in the minimum wage harm low-skilled workers the most. Originally designed to mimic racially discriminatory laws e…