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Farm Credit of the Virginias, a lending cooperative serving Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced that they are now accepting applications for the third cycle of grant opportunities through their Charitable Contributions Fund. Through the Farm Credit of the Virginias Charitable Contributions Fund, the cooperative supports and builds stronger partnerships with organizations that preserve and promote farmers and families […]

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is alerting the public to upcoming delayed openings at their customer service centers (CSC) from May 7-9. The Gate City location will participate in the effort on Thursday, May 9. They will be closed that morning and reopen at 1 p.m. CSCs will close on a rolling schedule to optimize customer options in […]

And now, May. Lillian Berliner in her book, “And the Month of May: A Memoir,” wrote “May is the most beautiful month of the year, a month alive with warm color. The flowers and trees are in full bloom. And even the sun joins the rhapsody by emitting warmer rays.” I hope this month is a very good one for […]

The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 81 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable July 9, 2024, to stockholders of record as of June 17, 2024. Founded in 1920, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. […]

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians safe on the roadways. Preliminary numbers show that so far this year there have been 453 crashes involving pedestrians in Virginia. Of those crashes, 442 pedestrians were injured and 35 were tragically killed. Slow Down: Speed plays a major factor in a pedestrian’s chances of […]

Dollywood has added another well-respected, locally-based company to its growing list of official partners. Company representatives have announced Food City has been named the official grocery partner for Dollywood Parks & Resorts. In addition to being Dollywood’s official grocery partner, Food City becomes the presenting sponsor of Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration as well as the sponsor of the ever-popular […]

Some people want you to know when they have a cold, bad hair day, gout or hemorrhoid flare up. Many of us have seen pictures of wounds, sores, legs in casts, people on ventilators and much more Many of us have seen a lot of dead bodies on social media. Numerous funerals of people you may have known have appeared […]

The sales of Virginia agricultural products remain robust despite a general drop in farm numbers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. A 10 percent decrease in the number of Virginia farms didn’t seem to inhibit sales. Since the 2017 agricultural census, total sales of commonwealth farm-sourced products jumped from almost $4 billion to $5.5 billion […]