On Tuesday, Richmond leaders came together to honor those who lost their lives to COVID-19 at a memorial service. In the 2021 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Charles City) introduced a bill that was passed by both chambers....
Get an IUD! Free Birth Control for Virginians Without Insurance
The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (VLPP) and the Virginia Department of Health will provide uninsured patients with free long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) through a Virginia LARC initiative. The initiative was approved in the two-year state budget...
800 Horsepower: Behind the Scenes, Under the Lights
Most people don't realize that the history of NASCAR is the history of bootlegging and blockade-running during the era of alcohol prohibition in the US, between 1920 and 1933. The outlaw origins of the sport started with drivers in Appalachia, including Virginia....
Occupation: Appalachia
“I miss my house. I really would not have traded it for a piece of plywood if this were not important,” shouted Red Terry, high above her property in a tree-sit on Bent Mountain this past April. Theresa “Red” Terry lives in an “active crime scene,” according to law...
New Henrico County Solar Farm to Power 5,000 Homes
Thursday afternoon, Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit for the construction of a new solar facility in Henrico County. The 20-megawatt project, Briel Farm Solar LLC, will cover approximately 230 acres and is...
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