Jan. 5 (Friday) events will go on as planned. Due to expected inclement weather, all Fauquier County Public Schools weekend activities have been cancelled and all FCPS buildings are closed Jan. 6 and 7.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Dec. 28 that 5 Pillar Meats, LLC will create 12 new jobs and invest more than $1.7 million to build a new, multi-species, meat processing facility in the Prince Edward County Business Park in Farmville. The new facility will provide processing services, under USDA inspection, for southside Virginia producers with a focus on beef, lamb, and goats.

State and federal policymakers, with support from the hospital community, have passed a series of laws protecting patients and families from surprise medical bills, promoting health insurance and hospital price transparency, and enabling people to get good faith price estimates prior to scheduled hospital procedures. Yet the vast majority of Virginians don’t know these consumer-friendly reforms exist to benefit them.

Governor Glenn Youngkin today, Dec. 13, announced a $2 billion public-private partnership to create a world-class Entertainment District in the City of Alexandria at Potomac Yard.

Open Space Arts announces the extension of the artist submission date for the upcoming exhibit, "Global Celebrations: A Holiday Extravaganza." Artists and vendors now have until Sunday Nov. 5 to share their unique interpretations of worldwide holiday festivities.

trout anglers are likely to see a reduction in trout stocking, particularly in Dickenson, Buchanan, Wise, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, Smyth, Tazewell, and Grayson Counties. DWR is working to reallocate fish as feasible to make up for shortfalls and is implementing measures to reduce the future impact of this parasite on trout production.

On Monday, Sept.25, Secretary Xavier Becerra of the U.S. Dept.of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be in Dumfries to highlight the progress in advancing Latino health equity under the Biden-Harris Administration. He will also reiterate a continued commitment of the Administration to further reduce Latino health disparities.

"The addition of these buses will allow us to maintain an adequate contingency fleet and give customers safe and comfortable rides, as they reduce traffic and improve air quality – which has been our mission for 37 years. The addition of these buses will also allow us to expand and increase the frequency of OmniRide services ,” said OmniRide executive director Bob Schneider.