Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Dec. 28 that 5 Pillar Meats, LLC will create 12 new jobs and invest more than $1.7 million to build a new, multi-species, meat processing facility in the Prince Edward County Business Park in Farmville. The new facility will provide processing services, under USDA inspection, for southside Virginia producers with a focus on beef, lamb, and goats.

trout anglers are likely to see a reduction in trout stocking, particularly in Dickenson, Buchanan, Wise, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, Smyth, Tazewell, and Grayson Counties. DWR is working to reallocate fish as feasible to make up for shortfalls and is implementing measures to reduce the future impact of this parasite on trout production.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Sept. 14 that California-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. will build the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus, a $300 million investment in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park.

On June 16, the Board of County Supervisors will hold a public hearing to establish a new simplified and expedited process for issuing a Temporary Activity Permit (TAP) for Outdoor Seating.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) recently donated $1,000 to Centreville's Ciao Osteria restaurant to support its efforts to feed hospital workers and first responders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Haymarket Regional Food Pantry reports it will be open for food distribution on a drive-thru basis through Saturday, April 4, and then will close temporarily.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors has donated $30,000 to three local food banks, which have seen a decline in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure the most vulnerable families in the community have access to food.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8:46AM, Prince William County Police officers responded to the La Neveria Michoacana ice cream shop located at 7250 Centreville Rd in Manassas (20111) to investigate a robbery.