RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2022: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the fiscal year 2023 Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund grant recipients. Five localities have been awarded a total of $875,000 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Farmland Preservation. The five localities will provide matching funds to support local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs. PDR  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the Route 66 Centennial Commission: * Caroline Beteta, Member, Route 66 Centennial Commission * Danielle E. Blackshear, Member, Route 66 Centennial Commission * Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Member, Route 66 Centennial Commission * Mark V. Falzone, Member, Route 66 Centennial Commission * Tim J. Gatz, Member, Route 66 Centenni  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2022: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that based on a review of the best available science, the Chowanoke crayfish is not in danger of extinction now, or likely to become so within the foreseeable future, and does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The freshwater crustacean native to streams and rivers in the Chow  more