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Blue Ridge Area Food Bank leaders call Governor Youngkin’s announcement setting up the Commonwealth’s VENA program to fund Virginia SNAP recipients during the federal government shutdown “welcome news.”

Center Church Charlottesville announced on Sept. 30 that it was working to purchase the building located at 590 Branchlands Blvd.

Liberty Mills Farm’s popular corn maze and pumpkin patch are closed, starting Wednesday, after its owners said an aggressive confrontation with customers over the weekend left them questioning their desire to continue with the business they launched 16 years ago.

The $1 million gift from an anonymous alumnus is the program’s third seven-figure commitment it has received this year.

Republican attorney general Jason Miyares said he believes the timing of the Democrats’ effort violates the law.

Opening arguments have started a two-week trial in the $40-million lawsuit of Ruckersville native and former first-grade teacher at Newport News’ Richneck Elementary School, Abbey Zwerner, against former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker.

Governor Youngkin unveiled the Commonwealth will use state surplus dollars to pay for delivery of emergency food benefits for Virginia SNAP recipients weekly.

Western Albemarle sophomore William “Liam” Meador’s poem, “Beyond the Screen,” took first place in a UVA writing contest.

The Charlottesville Retreads softball team gives aging athletes the chance to keep competing on the diamond.

The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors Special Committee on the Search for a President, the group tasked with finding the school’s next leader, will meet on Monday.