By Charlie Passut | Tidewater News
Published Saturday, April 24, 2010
RICHMOND—Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced that two state agencies will partner with Isle of Wight County to conserve more than 2,500 acres of forested land, some of which is along the Blackwater River.
According to a statement from the governor’s office, the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Department of Conservation and Recreation will help the county preserve 2,507 acres which helps protect a source of drinking water in Hampton Roads.
“The conservation of these 2,500 acres is another step forward toward our goal of conserving 400,000 additional acres of Virginia land by the end of my term,” McDonnell said Friday.
By Charlie Passut | Tidewater News
Published Saturday, April 24, 2010
FRANKLIN—People traveling through Franklin may have noticed a large bus with a satellite dish atop at various places in town on Wednesday.
The bus, owned by Virginia State University and used by the school for various outreach programs, was on-hand to help offer assistance to people who are either considering starting a new business, or are looking for ways to improve an existing one.
“We help people start their business or help them grow their existing businesses,” Tammy Farmer, business services manager with the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, said Wednesday. “We’re out here today at thinking about some of the folks who might want to take an opportunity to start their own business.”
