
Commonwealth and federal disaster officials announced today that local governments, which qualify for federal funding due to damage sustained from the November nor’easter / the remnants of Tropical Depression Ida, have until January 8, 2010, to submit their applications for federal public a...

In its effort to meet a required reduction of staffing to 7,500 full-time employees by July 1, 2010, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) today began issuing 678 layoff notifications in its final round of position eliminations...

Everyone at the Appomattox County Library System would like to wish all of our patrons a Happy New Year. We look forward to more record-breaking months, and have several upgrades and new programs for 2010...

Tom Perriello One of the most important parts of my job is to assist constituents with any issues or problems they are facing when dealing with federal government agencies...

Icy conditions remain, especially for night driving. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews continue working around-the-clock shifts to clear remaining snow and ice from roadways throughout much of the commonwealth...

Bill Bolling Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today sent a strongly worded letter to Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner expressing outrage over special concessions given to certain states to obtain support for federal healthcare legislation from their Senators and asking them to oppose this...

Tom Perriello Congressman Tom Perriello has again signed on as co-sponsor of a measure to block federal lawmakers from receiving automatic pay increases, this time for the 2011 fiscal year. “The American people aren’t getting a pay raise. Neither should Congress. Wh...

Vintage Christmas Stamps Poinsettias and mistletoe, while lovely symbols of the holiday season, have long been thought to be gravely poisonous...

Bank of America to expand into Henrico County. Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Bank of America plans to invest $150 million to expand its operations center in Henrico County, initially creating 50 jobs in the area in 2009, with plans to fill more than 125 positions over time...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final WaterSense single-family new homes specification today, creating the first national, voluntary, water-efficiency specification for an entire new home...

Fringe Festival Sweet Briar College is hosting an Arts and Crafts Walk during the 2010 Fringe Festival, and is looking for artisans interested in showing, selling or demonstrating their work to the public. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 in Upchurch Field House...

Long-term construction zones will remain over holidays. Highway work is scheduled weather permitting in the Lynchburg District and traffic may be restricted. For the latest real-time traffic information, please call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org...

Tom Perriello Last week, I held a conference call with Chambers of Commerce and other business leaders from across the 5th District to gain their ideas on job creation and how to create new competitive advantage in Central and Southern Virginia...
























