The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced the award of $560 million this week in addition to the $1 billion awarded last month for a total of $1.56 billion to help cover American households home heating and cooling costs. The grant awards are part of… Read More HHS Awards Nearly $1.6 Billion to Support Low Income Households to Lower Heating and Cooling Costs

RICHMOND, VA – March 15, 2023 – The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is expanding its Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, in order to serve more inmates and probationers struggling with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). The expansion now allows buprenorphine continuations for both male and female individuals entering VADOC with verified prescriptions for the treatment… Read More Virginia Dept. of Corrections Expands Medication Assisted Treatment Program

Food City is donating a used box trailer to the Clinch River Little League. The Little League plans to use the trailer for storage to ensure the preservation of their equipment. The donation will benefit both the boy’s baseball and the girls’ softball teams. The Clinch River Little League fields serve as a primary recreational… Read More Food City Donates Trailer to Clinch River Little League

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 9, a Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) employee was killed while fighting a 15-acre wildfire along Lester’s Fork Road near the Roseann community in Buchanan County. Rocky S. Wood was a seven-year VDOF employee who worked in the Western Region’s Vansant Office. Rocky joined VDOF full-time as a… Read More STATEMENT by VIRGINIA DEPT. OF FORESTRY on BUCHANAN COUNTY TRAGEDY