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Small business owners from all across Virginia gathered at Shenandoah University on Tuesday for Virginia’s iteration of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s 50 States Initiative Small Business Summit.

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the Western Tidewater Water Authority, formed from Isle of Wight County and the city of Suffolk, signing its costly 2009 Norfolk Water Deal.

Small towns are the new hip thing with young people, who have traditionally flocked to urban areas. Hamilton Lombard at UVA's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says ever since the pandemic, young adults are often bypassing the big city.

Since the 2019-20 school year, the county's public schools' overall enrollment dropped by 536 students, down 5% to 9,285 for the present academic year.

On Tuesday, Frederick Water's board of directors unanimously approved three budget amendments totaling $5.73 million.

The city is mulling a controversial rezoning plan. It also has elections coming up. Housing figures in both. Here's what's driving that debate.

A town policy limiting when taxpayer dollars can be put toward private residential and commercial developments – depending on how broadly it’s worded – could affect Smithfield’s 18-year plan to gradually transform the former Pinewood Heights neighborhood behind Smithfield Foods’ meatpacking plant into an industrial park.

Smyth County’s leaders are striving to meet today’s needs and pay those bills while also innovatively investing in the community’s future.

A committee of three Smithfield Town Council members tasked with writing a policy governing if or when taxpayer dollars can be put toward sharing in the cost of a private residential or commercial development will hold its first meeting on Sept. 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Windsor Castle manor house.