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City sells bonds for new stadium, says groundbreaking will take place in August
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The city of Richmond says the bonds for the Diamond District Stadium have been sold at better-than-estimated rates. The city says it sold its $129.7 million tax-exempt General Obligation Bonds at a rate of 3.99%, which was lower than the estimated planning rate of 4.25%. “The...
Details announced for sixth annual RVA East End Festival at Chimborazo Park
Organizers of the RVA East End Festival announced that the sixth celebration of music and the arts supporting Richmond Public Schools (RPS) in the East End is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, from Noon to 9:00 p.m. at Chimborazo Park, 3215 E. Broad Street in Richmond. The announcement was made at a press conference on July 24, with Mayor Levar M. Stoney and RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras as featured speakers.
SF Giants promote young infielder prospect to Richmond, release a trio of recent draft picks
The SF Giants promoted top young infield prospect Diego Velasquez to Double-A after a successful stint in Eugene. They also released a trio of recent draft picks, including Dilan Rosario, Garrett Frechette, and Jared Dupere according to the team's transaction log. SF Giants promote young infielder prospect to Richmond, release...
Midlothian man pleads guilty to embezzling $4 million from VDH
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Midlothian man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to stealing millions of dollars from the Virginia Department of Health. According to court documents, on Aug. 10, 2013, Adam Lamar Harrell, 41, became an employee of VDH. In 2019, Harrell became...
JD Vance lives in one of the most liberal areas of Northern Virginia
JD Vance, the Republican U.S. senator from Ohio and Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, lives in one of the most liberal areas of largely liberal Northern Virginia. Vance and his family live in Del Ray, a neighborhood in Alexandria, a city where President Joe Biden won 80 percent of the vote in 2020. Alexandria is near Washington, D.C.
Virginia awards $17 million for broadband to localities in Southwest and Southside
The commonwealth granted $41.6 million total to get broadband fiber to hard-to-reach areas, according to the governor's office. The post Virginia awards $17 million for broadband to localities in Southwest and Southside appeared first on Cardinal News.
Pinpoint Weather: Few storms Friday, drier weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — While the chance of rain is not completely out of the forecast, Southwest and Central Virginia will trend drier into the weekend. A backdoor front will move through the region on Friday. This front will keep skies variably cloudy overhead. A few isolated showers and storms could develop. The severe risk […]
Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — July 19, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, July 19: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 10.00 to 23.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales no trend. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Wheat mostly .36 lower. Corn mostly .06 to .09 lower, new crop .06 lower. Soybeans mostly .18 […] The post Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — July 19, 2024 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
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