Photo Credit: David Edwards 2024 Location: 215 South Fourth Street / West Spring StreetBuilt: 1900 – 1902Style: Neo-ClassicalArchitect: Frank P MilburnContractor: J E Parrish Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story buff
Photo Credit: David Edwards 2024 Location: 215 South Fourth Street / West Spring StreetBuilt: 1900 – 1902Style: Neo-ClassicalArchitect: Frank P MilburnContractor: J E Parrish Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story buff
Built in 1892, it originally housed the Mayberry Post Office as well as a general store. Today it’s still a general store and it
October 6 is the deadline for VACo members to register and submit their scores for certification under the 2017 Green Government Challenge, a friendly competition
The Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences signaled a new approach to its work at its meeting on September 25. Chairman R. Lee Ware opened
The Commission on Local Government met September 12 and unveiled its updated, searchable Catalog of State and Local Mandates on Local Government. This is a
The Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century (often referred to as the “Deeds Commission”) met on September
The Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) Facilities Grant program provides incentives for agriculture or forestry processing businesses to expand or locate in
If you are attending VACo’s Annual Conference, here are some few helpful suggestions to make your time at The Omni Homestead run smoothly. Please call
The city of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover will present a free summit Thursday, October 26 to examine and identify solutions
NACo’s County Explorer allows users to use data for communication, advocacy and now benchmarking. The new benchmarking feature makes it easier to draw comparisons between
In 2016 the General Assembly created the Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board (TCRAB) “to identify possible sources of replacement revenue” when dedicated bond funds
Standing on the site of The American Civil War Museum – Appomattox, you can look northeast to Appomattox Court House, site of the meeting between
The Governor announced this week that state General Fund (GF) revenues grew 1.1 percent relative to the previous year, due largely to continued strength in
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