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Loss of 130,000 Trout at Virginia Hatchery Will Reduce Stocking in Warren County and 10 Other Counties

Trout anglers in Warren County and across the Shenandoah Valley can expect fewer fish stocked in local streams and other waterways after the loss of about 130,000 trout at a state fish hatchery. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced Friday, October 23, that equipment failure, historically low drought-driven...

Warren County, VA · 14d
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Groundbreaking held for new Virginia Natural Gas facility

Virginia · 12d

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In Virginia, trailer park residents fear electrical upgrade fight could force them out by winter

As colder weather nears, residents of Rockingham Mobile Home Park in Elkton, Virginia, warn that an ongoing conflict over electrical upgrades has put their housing at risk, WHSV reported. Speaking before the Elkton Town Council, residents said they feel stuck between town leaders and the park's owner as uncertainty grows...

Elkton, VA · 15d
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9 Virginia Orchards Where You Can Buy Fresh Fruit Straight From The Growers

Thomas Jefferson once accepted part of a mountain as payment for legal work. Today, that same mountain is covered in apple trees you can pick yourself. I love that a lawyer’s fee eventually turned into pie. The history only gets deeper from there. One family on this list has...

Charlottesville, VA · 15d
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Virginia’s hay crisis leaves cattle farmers facing tough decisions

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — For nearly 50 years, the Slusher family has kept cattle on Southern Eagle Ranch, but this year’s drought conditions have forced them to cut their herd and spend thousands more just to keep animals fed and watered. Mark and Carla Slusher said they...

Campbell County, VA · 15d

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Virginia CEOs Stories: Katharine Ross of Ross Media Solutions – Finding Her Own Way to Lead a Family Business

When Katharine Ross took over Ross Media Solutions from her in-laws, John and Lori, in 2018, she inherited decades of history, long-time employees and family relationships. She also had to decide where the business would go next. “The fact that John and Lori wanted me to take over the company,...

Virginia · 12d

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These 7 Virginia Chocolate Shops Are Packed With Truffles, Fudge, And Decadent Treats

One chocolate shop lets you watch candy being made right in front of you, live. I can’t think of a better reason to press my nose against the glass. That demo is just one stop on this sweet road trip across Virginia. Another shop makes its chocolates by hand...

Virginia · 15d

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Residents seek relief from rising electric bills

With rising electric bills encumbering residents, utility payers are looking for answers and relief. Jason Hayes, energy and environmental policy expert at The Heritage Foundation, revealed the factors shaping high electric bills. He said there is a “mix of things” happening, from “rising demand” to “constrained supply.” Hayes said that a “growing population,” “economic growth,” “electrification policies,” and “increased demand for electricity” are all factors contributing to pricey bills. Virginia re-entering the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will tack on approximately $13 dollars to electric bills, he explained. Hayes suggests that Virginia targetabundant, affordable, and reliable electricity generation.

Virginia · 16d

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Energy Department plans up to $50 million to boost Virginia power line capacity

Virginia and West Virginia could soon benefit from a major power grid upgrade backed by federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy intends to provide up to $50 million for a project that could add an estimated 290 megawatts of transmission capacity. The plan focuses on improving existing power lines rather than building entirely new routes.

West Virginia · 14d

The Cool Down

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In Virginia, Richmond pushes state-backed relief for homeowners priced out by rising values

"We are having a terrible displacement out of the City of Richmond because they cannot afford the escalating increase in values."

Richmond, VA · 16d

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Virginia power bills could rise another $43 a month as regulators weigh a 23% hike

Old Dominion Power is asking Virginia regulators for permission to raise base rates by 23% on average, a change the utility says would add about $43 a month to bills for its more than 28,000 customers in Southwest Virginia. For households and small businesses in the region, the request would...

Virginia · 16d

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The 1909 Wright Military Flyer, which the Smithsonian calls the world’s first military airplane, sold to the Army for $30,000 after beating its 40 mph speed requirement with a 42.5 mph average

Two miles per hour over the line was worth $5,000 in the summer of 1909. On July 30 that year, Orville Wright flew the speed trial at Fort Myer, Virginia, with an Army officer aboard, and the airplane he was selling to the Signal Corps averaged 42.5 mph against a contract minimum of 40. The […]

Virginia · 17d

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A Virginia rate filing pegs a $5.52 monthly discount for every household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours, so regulators want the largest power users covering that cost themselves

A single line on a Virginia utility bill is about to shrink. Nobody touched a thermostat or a light switch to make it happen. The change lives in paperwork, not plumbing. It sits inside a new customer category built just for the biggest power users on the grid. State regulators...

Virginia · 16d

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Jeff Ishee's Top Ten farming books for winter reading

Yes, Virginia. I'm a writer and farm broadcaster. But I'm also a reader. The quiet process of reading and reflecting on a well-written book has given me some of the most meaningful inspiration of my life. If you're looking for productive ways to spend the quieter winter months, I think...

Virginia · 14d

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Wealthy Buyers Are Replacing Old Family Cabins With Million-Dollar Homes Along This Virginia Lake, And Its Shoreline Is Changing Fast

Five hundred miles of shoreline sounds like plenty to go around. Yet the old cabins along this lake keep giving way to sleek custom homes with serious price tags. The water itself only showed up in 1966. Two dams flooded farmland and river valleys, and a weekend escape was born.

Moneta, VA · 17d

The Cool Down

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In Virginia, trailer park residents fear electrical upgrade fight could force them out by winter

"They have to understand we don't have any place to go."

Elkton, VA · 15d

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Healthcare firm agrees to pay $1.8M+ in settlement for alleged fraud

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Danville healthcare company has agreed to pay more than $1.8 million in a civil settlement to resolve allegations of fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia announced. Prosecutors allege Negril Incorporated and its owners violated the False Claims Act and...

Virginia · 18d

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Eastern Shore woman files state complaint over pesticide exposure from neighboring farm

On a Sunday morning in May, Clelia Sheppard was walking her dogs near her home in Cape Charles when she inhaled a gust of moist air. “You can sort of tell you’re walking into an invisible cloud of something,” she said. “It kind of felt like a giant Febreze went into my face.”

Cape Charles, VA · 17d

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A Dominion base rate freeze wouldn’t necessarily freeze your electric bill

Gov. Abigail Spanberger wants Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy to freeze residential base rates for six years as a condition of their proposed $67 billion merger. However, that proposal would not prevent customers’ total electricity bill from still rising — base rates did not increase from 1992 to 2025, but monthly bills rose 65% between 2007 and 2025.

Virginia · 17d

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Virginia Fury Over Dominion Deal: ‘Just Block the Merger’ as Spanberger’s Six-Year Rate Freeze Draws Backlash

Frozen rates, boiling anger The post Virginia Fury Over Dominion Deal: ‘Just Block the Merger’ as Spanberger’s Six-Year Rate Freeze Draws Backlash appeared first on The Nerd Stash .

Virginia · 18d