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You Can Actually Retire In This Overlooked Virginia Town On Just Social Security

Somewhere between Richmond and the James River, there’s a small Virginia city that most people drive past without a second glance, and that’s exactly why Hopewell might be the smartest retirement move you’ve never considered. If your retirement plan involves stretching every dollar until it begs for...

Hopewell, VA · 14d
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Most People Don’t Know The Largest Antique Mall In America Is Hiding In Virginia

Here’s something that should genuinely bother you: the largest antique mall in America has been sitting in Verona, Virginia this whole time, and most people have no idea it exists. The Factory Antique Mall isn’t hiding exactly, it has a massive yellow rooftop sign and a wall that says...

Verona, VA · 14d
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12 On Your Side

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Dominion’s 20-year plan projects higher bills, new solar farms and natural gas plants

Virginia · 10d

WTVR CBS 6

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Data center demand surges; what will Dominion do if those projects fall through?

Dominion Energy's long-term plan projects Virginia electric bills could rise more than $100 over 20 years as data center demand grows.

Virginia · 11d

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Dominion Energy representative discusses ways to lower heating bills

WASHINGTON (7News) — As temperatures drop across Northern Virginia, many residents are bracing for higher heating bills and looking for ways to keep energy costs under control. Heating a home can drive up monthly energy expenses during the winter, but there are steps customers can take now to help...

Virginia · 12d

Augusta Free Press

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Why Shenandoah Valley businesses are seeing less website traffic in 2026

If you run a small business in Staunton, Waynesboro or Augusta County and your website traffic has quietly fallen off over the past year or two, you are not imagining it and you probably did not do anything wrong. Something changed in how Google works, and the effect lands hardest on exactly the kind of business that depends on being found by people searching locally.

Augusta County, VA · 18d

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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 · 15d

13News Now

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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

Fairfax Times

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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

Combat Rated

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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

GCN.com

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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 · 15d