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Feds propose parts of Bath, Highland counties as critical habitat for rusty patched bumblebee
December 2024 by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury The little bumblebee, considered a keystone species because of how it benefits the environment through pollination, could be getting some buzzworthy survival assistance along the Virginia and West Virginia state...
USA Today honors Virginia’s Sinkland Farms
October 2024 by Jane W. Graham RIVER, Va. — A joyous atmosphere surrounds Sinkland Farms here after national recognition as one of the best pumpkin patches in the country. “Sinkland Farms has won 3rd Best Pumpkin Patch in the nation and 6th Best Corn Maze in the...
NRECA President Has Faith in Co-op Future
September 2024 by Molly Christian, NRECA GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Electric cooperatives face swiftly rising demand, a tough regulatory environment and a quickly evolving grid. But they are up for whatever comes their way, NRECA President Tony Anderson said Sept. 5 at the...
Outdoor Play Will Help Keep Screens Away
July 2024 Story courtesy of Brandpoint It’s difficult to distance ourselves from screens; they follow us everywhere — in the car, into stores, at restaurants and all around our houses. Children often become reliant on screens for entertainment, and parents sometimes...
Are you a Mosquito Magnet? Here are 4 Reasons Why
July 2024 Story courtesy of Brandpoint There's nothing quite like the lure of the outdoors when the sun is shining, temperatures are heating up and the world is in bloom. Unfortunately, while you and your family are enjoying all that the warmer months have to offer,...
Va. Tech student working to open equine center for hearing-impaired
June 2024 BLACKSBURG, Va. — Seneca Johnston has known precisely what she’s wanted to do since she hopped on a horse at 8 years old. Like most children, she didn’t initially want to go to camp. She wasn’t the most outgoing at that age. But the horses calmed her. “I was...
Fat is back: Why dairy farmers are curdling more cheese
June 2024 by Joshua Banner, Capital News Service For generations, members of the Shank and Creek families, the owners of Palmyra Farms in Hagerstown, Maryland, approached dairy farming the same way: they milked the cows and sold the milk to a cooperative that...
Port of Virginia on track to have deepest channels on East Coast
June 2024 by Nathaniel Cline, The Virginia Mercury Even while unexpectedly supporting the Port of Baltimore over the past few months, the Port of Virginia is on its way to having the deepest channels on the East Coast by next year, a distinction that will help it...
Boot Scootin’ in the DMV: Why Line Dancing is So Popular
May 2024 by Caroline Koutsos, Capital News Service The Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Cotton-Eyed Joe and Cha Cha Slide: Just a few of the most popular ways to get everyone up out of their seats and onto the dance floor at any function. These iconic songs are also...