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Has Virginia Figured Out a Solution to Its Rare Whiskey Problem?
Across much of Virginia, if you’re looking to buy whiskey or other distilled spirits, you’ll need to do so at a state-run liquor store. Virginia is far from the only state to have such a system in place, but the method by which the state allocates in-demand bottles of whiskey sometimes gets it in the news for other reasons, as when two men were arrested for profiting on insider information on where certain rare bottles would be sold.
Students Teach, Experience Community in Kenya
BRIDGEWATER, Va. (BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE) – In May, six Bridgewater College students spent two weeks volunteering at a girls’ boarding school in rural Kenya as part of a May Term travel course. The BC teacher education students, led by Dr. Tracy Hough, Assistant Professor of Education, joined 13 students...
New initiative funding clean energy in Southwest Virginia
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A new initiative will fund clean energy projects here in Southwest Virginia and across the country promising to add thousands of jobs. Christiansburg-based Appalachian Community Capital is using half a billion dollars in funding from the EPA to launch the Green Bank for rural America. The...
Staunton man among 21 Virginia State Police Academy graduates
Graduates of the Virginia State Police Academy have received their first-duty assignments. Hayden Mick, 28, of Staunton, was among the 21 troopers who graduated from the 141st Basic Session on Friday in a ceremony in North Chesterfield County. Mick will be assigned near Staunton in Augusta County. During the 30...
British car maker to establish $8M facility in Virginia
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A British car manufacturer has rolled out plans to establish a new facility in Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that RBW Sports & Classics is gearing up to build an $8 million facility at Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
Former executive of Virginia benefit program charged with stealing $4.8 million
A Virginia man was arrested this week and charged with embezzling more than $4.8 million from a Virginia-based birth-injury program. John Hunter Raines, 38, of Providence Forge, was the chief financial officer and deputy director of the Richmond-based Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Raines was arrested Thursday and has...
Cavaliers Scrimmage Nitro, Ready for Friday
CHARMCO- We are officially in game week and for the Greenbrier West Cavaliers, that is A-okay with them. Greenbrier West scrimmaged Nitro this past Friday night in what was the final preseason action before they open their 2024 campaign this Friday, Aug. 30 at Pendleton County. With just several players and contributors back from last […] The post Cavaliers Scrimmage Nitro, Ready for Friday appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Homegrown Harvest Festival returns Oct. 4-6
Hubs Peanuts, Commune Restaurant and River Road Farm recently announced the second annual Homegrown Harvest Festival set for Oct. 4-6, highlighting the best of Virginia cuisine, music and community. A news release stated that the Homegrown Harvest Festival will benefit the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, the T2 Fitness Foundation and The […] The post Homegrown Harvest Festival returns Oct. 4-6 appeared first on Windsor Weekly.
Staunton: SDDA names Traipse CEO Darren Smith new executive director
The Staunton Downtown Development Association has named a new executive director, Darren Smith, the founder and CEO of Traipse Public Benefit Corporation, the developer of the Traipse smartphone app and other tools for local businesses. Smith will be the third executive director at the SDDA this year. Greg Beam stepped...
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