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Starr Hill Joins Forces With Hardywood

Virginia’s two largest craft breweries just became one. Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery acquired Starr Hill Brewery in an all-equity deal that closed October 1, with Hardywood pledging to keep Starr Hill’s “ownership, leadership, team, and brand identity fully intact.”. Founded as Starr Hill Brewery and Music...

Charlottesville, VA · 3d
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Charlottesville aviation company expands to new horizons

Little Hawk Logistics, an air charter broker and aircraft owner, has added a third aircraft and a new location in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Charlottesville, VA · 3d
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Virginia Mercury

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At SCC hearing, Virginians say Dominion-NextEra merger could mean higher bills, new risk

In downtown Richmond outside the State Corporation Commission Thursday, dozens of protestors shouted their opposition to the NextEra-Dominion Energy merger, as public testimony in the case proceeded inside the SCC courtroom.  Some demonstrators held aloft effigies of the three SCC commissioners, while others gave speeches outlining their concerns about the deal, saying it would create […]

Richmond, VA · 4d

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Despite a dry start, corn yields are exceeding expectations

MT. CRAWFORD, Va. (WHSV) - After an uncertain beginning to the growing season due to early drought conditions, farmers were apprehensive as they planted their crops. But with consistent rain beginning in July, that apprehension soon shifted to relief. Despite the slow start, farmers are reporting above-average corn yields. Virginia...

Augusta County, VA · 3d
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger previews ‘Farm and Forestry Prosperity Plan’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – During a visit to Charlottesville on Thursday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Secretary of Agriculture Katie Frazier offered a preview of the “Farm and Forestry Prosperity Plan” the Governor is expected to unveil on Dec. 1. “I think it’s extraordinarily important for...

Virginia · 4d

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Virginia Menhaden Fishery Welcomes VIMS Dean Derek Aday’s Call for Science to Guide Chesapeake Bay Decisions

Research funded by Virginia, the federal government and the industry should inform decisions before further restrictions are imposed. REEDVILLE, VA / ACCESS Newswire / November 6, 2026 / Dr. Derek Aday, director and dean of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences, has offered a thoughtful and timely call for rigorous, unbiased science to guide decisions about Atlantic menhaden and the Chesapeake Bay.

Virginia · 3d

themountaincourier.com

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The Kauffman Homestead: A Bicentennial Farm Looks at 250 Years

Was he Augustus to his friends? Ethel and Geary Showman can’t be sure. But after reviewing the St. Andrew’s manifest, they know that a German national by the name of Augustine/Augustus Kauffman boarded a ship in Rotterdam, Holland, and arrived in Philadelphia on October 2, 1741. Like so many others, Kauffman found his way from Pennsylvania to Virginia, where he enlisted as a soldier in the French and Indian War. The German immigrant so impressed his commanding officer—none other than Col. George William Fairfax—that he received not one, but two land grants totaling 624 acres located five miles west of Woodstock on what is now Coffmantown Road.

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rocktownnow.com

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Virginia oyster farms devastated by “Mahogany Tide”

Virginia’s oyster industry is reeling from millions of dollars in losses after a widespread harmful algae bloom, known as a “Mahogany Tide,” swept through portions of the Chesapeake Bay this summer. Watermen and aquaculture producers report that the rust-colored bloom caused significant oyster mortality, with estimates placing...

Virginia · 5d

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Christmas Market at New Dulles Expo Center Is Canceled

Bad news for holiday shoppers: The 33rd annual Northern Virginia Christmas Market planned for November 6 to 8 at the new Dulles Town Center expo space is canceled. The market’s events management group posted the update on Facebook. “Dulles Town Center management informed us today that the venue will not have the required permits in time to host our event,” the post says. “We are deeply disappointed, as we know many of you looked forward to shopping with our talented artisans this weekend.”

Virginia · 5d

wmra.org

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Most localities with the school sales tax ballot initiative... rejected it

Some voters in Virginia approved of increasing their local sales tax to finance school construction. But... most jurisdictions rejected the ballot initiative. Voters in Charlottesville approved of allowing a local sales tax increase to fund school construction. So did voters in Richmond, Winchester and Fairfax City among others. But they were in the minority. Most jurisdictions that had the school construction tax referendum on the ballot rejected it. Wes Bellamy at Virginia State University says there's one obvious difference between the localities that approved and the ones that rejected.

Virginia · 4d

booksnreview.com

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Barnes & Noble Opens Four New Bookstores Today in New York, Virginia, California and Texas as Expansion Continues

Barnes & Noble is opening four new bookstores today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Middletown, New York; Alexandria, Virginia; Cupertino, California; and Fort Worth, Texas. The company's news page lists 10 a.m. ribbon-cuttings with author signings at the first three, and a press release issued Nov. 3announces the Fort Worth store for the same hour, Central time.

Alexandria, VA · 5d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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Charlottesville New Listings Drop Faster Than the National Rate

Charlottesville buyers are finding fewer fresh options as new listings fell faster than the national rate, with price cuts still rising.

Charlottesville, VA · 3d

29news.com

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Madison Wood starts 10-acre expansion and donates land for truck turn lane

MADISON, Va. (WVIR) - Madison Wood Preservers is beginning construction on a 10-acre expansion at its Oak Park Road facility in Madison County. The project will make it easier for trucks to move in and out of the facility. It will also add more than 8 million feet of indoor lumber storage.

Madison, VA · 6d

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Salmonella shut down a small Virginia estuary to shellfish harvesting, but all oyster farmers are feeling the pain

In early October, the state closed an estuary in the Northern Neck to shellfish harvesting after people from Virginia to Colorado were sickened by a rare form of salmonella. It was traced to raw oysters sold from September 18 to October 8, by a single company in Virginia. Last Friday, a person from Delaware was added to the list of 28 people and 14 states.

Virginia · 6d

WTKR News 3

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Oil falls below $100 a barrel, offering potential relief as gas pumps

Hampton, VA · 4d

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Two Credit Union Associations Vote to Merge, Creating a 458-Member Network Across Six Regions

Say you run a mid-sized credit union in Richmond, and you’ve spent years wishing your trade association had more muscle when regulators or legislators come calling. Or maybe you’re in Mobile, wondering why peer connections seem to stop at the state line. A newly approved merger is aimed squarely at both problems.

Florida · 7d

Daily Energy Insider

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Potomac Edison requests Virginia regulators approve transmission line upgrade project

As energy demands in Virginia continue rising, Potomac Edison has asked the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to approve its proposed Gore-Doubs-Goose Creek Improvements… The post Potomac Edison requests Virginia regulators approve transmission line upgrade project appeared first on Daily Energy Insider .

Virginia · 6d

The Cool Down

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Hungry cattle escape fences for roadside grass as Virginia drought leaves farms short on feed

Ralph Morton, a third-generation farmer, harvested only about one-third of his normal first hay crop.

Virginia · 6d

The Cool Down

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Solar aid for thousands of Virginia households remains frozen despite court orders to restore it

"For low-income folks, this kind of disappointment is akin to what they're used to."

Virginia · 7d

WTVR CBS 6

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Dominion, NextEra offer new merger protections; but will it save you any money?

Dominion and NextEra have agreed to more than 100 proposed conditions as they seek approval for their $67 billion merger, but a key question remains: How much would the deal save Virginia customers?

Virginia · 5d