RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
Recently, Virginia became the first state in the country to implement a free COVID-19 exposure notification app using the Apple/Google Bluetooth Low Energy framework. The
The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the 21 recipients of the 2020 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in local government programs.
VACo has made the difficult but necessary decision to move its 86th Annual Conference from an in-person gathering to completely virtual. We share this decision
The “room” was packed on July 23 for the VACo Regions 3 & 7 & 8 Virtual Meeting when members of Governor Northam’s staff and
The LOVE letters in Highland County celebrate the rural landscape and heritage of this scenic community. In recognition of the many barn quilts located throughout
A shuttered, historic Carroll County high school known for being the first in the nation to offer vocational and agricultural classes, is being transformed into
Following publication on July 27 in the Richmond Times Dispatch, the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) temporary standard with the intent of preventing the
A stakeholder workgroup directed by the General Assembly to examine and potentially reform the current process for conducting evaluations of individuals who are experiencing mental
In view of many ransomware attacks on state and local governments, the Virginia General Assembly directed the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to study the
The Department of Taxation began initial discussions with stakeholders in late July on potential reforms to the administration of the local cigarette tax, in accordance
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