Virginia's state agencies will recruit and compete for talent by eliminating degree requirements, preferences or both for almost 90 per cent of state classified positions.

Jackson Hollow Road (Route 680) between Waterfall Road (Route 601) and Simon Kenton Road (Route 1055) in Haymarket will be closed to through traffic, weather permitting, from 8 p.m. Friday, June 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4 so a pipe culvert can be replaced.

The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors approved tuition and fees for the 2023-24 academic year at its May 18, 2023, meeting. Undergraduate tuition will remain the same in the coming year. Graduate tuition will increase 3 percent and the auxiliary comprehensive fee and housing and dining fees for all students will increase by 5 percent.

A new auxiliary lane on southbound I-95 from Rte. 123 (Gordon Boulevard, Exit 160) to Prince William Parkway (Route 294, Exit 158) is now open, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The U.S. Stars and Stripes and the flags of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 15, 2023, according to an order issued by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Virginia State Parks will feature kid-friendly programming in celebration of National Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 20, to encourage kids to discover science, history, nature and adventure by exploring the outdoors.

Bears are naturally cautious of humans, but they can overcome their wariness if people reward them with food; either intentionally by placing food out or unintentionally by not securing garbage, pet food, or other food sources.

Delta Star, Inc of Lynchburg, the largest, American-owned medium transformer manufacturer in the United States and the premier manufacturer of mobile transformers in North America, will invest $30.2 million to expand its manufacturing and headquarters operation in the City of Lynchburg, where it has ben located for 60+ years.