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The county is launching a community land trust and wants residents to apply for its first board of directors.

City Council accepted Andrew Trivette’s resignation in a quickly scheduled special meeting on Wednesday

“I think it’s not a hard sell to the community to say let’s see what we can do about increasing our stock of trees,” Board of Supervisors Chair John McGlennon said.

Revenues are up for the localities, but so are costs.

Developers want to change housing options, which they say gives them greater financial flexibility.

“Post-COVID, I just wanted to wake everybody up,” said festival founder Bryan Thompson. “I felt like I was being called to do this.”

State and local funds will increase the schools' budget by more than $10 million, but it will need almost $12.6 million for the programs and some new hires.

During Virginia’s annual legislative session, hundreds of individuals and groups lobby elected officials. This year, LGBTQ Virginians and their supporters swept into the General Assembly with renewed hope.

Del. Michelle Maldonado's bill wouldn’t limit the use of these cameras, but it would require consent for that image to be collected.

“Doesn’t matter who they are, what they did, where they come from, what they have, what they don’t have; they’re our neighbors and we’re called to love them,” said Grace Granger, director of operations.