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The RHS Girls Basketball team won their Class 1 Region A Semifinal Round over Middlesex. That win not only qualified the team for the Region Championship game but it also earned them a spot in the Class 1 VHSL State Tournament.

Barbara Jean Jones, one of the lead voices on the Montross Fall Festival Committee, revealed that all plans for this year’s event are being made with the 250th anniversary in mind.

“Imagine this: you’re prescribed a life saving medication but hidden within its formula is an ingredient that could trigger a severe allergic reaction or, worse, exacerbate a chronic condition like Celiac disease. This isn’t a hypothetical nightmare. It’s a reality for millions of Americans today,” King George County Supervisor Cathy Binder told the House Social Services Subcommittee.

For a long time, a segment of Westmoreland County’s zoning ordinances made it challenging to build on small lots while trying to access well water. Last month’s meeting of the Board of Supervisors saw the matter dealt with via unanimous decision after a presentation by Kelly De Jesus, the assistant planning director from the Land Use Administration.

After multiple debates and meetings between stakeholders, a compromise has been reached on how Virginia can begin to monitor the presence of “forever chemicals,” in biosolids that are used as fertilizer on farms across the commonwealth.

The Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce celebrated community leadership and service during its Annual Awards Dinner where Caroll Lee Ashburn was awarded the 2026 Dennis Burchill Lifetime Achievement Award.

In memory and respect of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Governor Abigail Spanberger ordered the flags of the United States and Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth on March 7 from sunrise to sunset.

Biologists from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have observed peregrine falcons on camera at Riverfront Plaza in downtown Richmond. This means the time has come for DWR, in partnership with Comcast Business, to turn on the live stream for the ninth year.