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- July 8, 2022
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Virginia Investing Millions Into History Battlefield Preservation

The long history of Virginia is getting a boost in preserving its history as Virginia is set to invest almost $5 million on battlefield preservation. WTOP reports that, as part of the state’s budget, $4.75 million will go to preserving land and promoting tourism at Civil War battlefield sites throughout the Shenandoah Valley over the […]

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- May 7, 2022
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Southern Virginians Feeling Overwhelmed by Solar Farms

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Virginia has been adding more and more solar energy farm along southern Virginia, and some counties are beginning to feel overwhelmed. Last week, the first release of the Virginia Solar Survey documented how Virginia’s solar energy output more than doubled from 2020 to 2021. University of Virginia energy economist Bill Shobe, recently quoted on WVTF-FM, […]

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- April 22, 2019
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Fastest Growing City In Virginia May Surprise You

When it comes to the fastest area of population growth in the Commonwealth, one may speculate the suburbs of Northern Virginia next to Washington, D.C., or Hampton Roads, or Richmond, but you’re all wrong.

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- September 19, 2018
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Shenandoah Valley’s Solar Industry A Lodestar For Agricultural America

While the Shenandoah Valley may not be synonymous with the South’s breadbasket forever, it can be a lodestar for agricultural America by transitioning, albeit slowly, to becoming more prosperous, and being part of an energy revolution in America, which would preserve farming communities for generations to come.

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