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Ray Ramsey of the B.T. Ramsey & Sons sawmill in Piney River is pictured in a July 1984 issue of the Nelson County Times at work for the business his

Despite commitments from both major parties to improve on and regulate the marijuana industry, cannabis advocates say the General Assembly has left a flourishin

RICHMOND, Va. -- Jacob Williamson grows, makes and sells hemp-based CBD products through his family’s Hens and Hemp farm. He went through the permitting process to be a hemp farmer

The Virginia General Assembly allowed farmers to grow industrial hemp starting in 2019.

A Charlottesville-based firm has plans to develop vacation houses, a farm winery and associated infrastructure called Rockfish Ranch on about 120 acres in Shipman.

A microbrewery is cleared to open in a vacant building on U.S. 29 Business in Lovingston that most recently was used as a church.

Pay day falls on Thursday for state employees — and it’s a big one. It’s also the first day of the state’s new fiscal year and the General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam included money in the new budget for 5% raises to state employees. That includes faculty and staff at public colleges, universities and community colleges — as well as state-supported local employees, such as sheriff’s deputies. And that’s not all. The budget includes money for the stateâ€�...

Raptors bats stay hot in 13-9 win over Yakima Valley Connors 5 RBI lead Ridgefield to series win Published: June 24, 2021, 10:41pm Share: Ridgefield’s Caden Connor drove in five runs in a 13-9 win over Yakima Valley on Thursday at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) RIDGEFIELD – It’s fitting that the Ridgefield Raptors and Yakima Valley Pippins closed their season series with an old-fashioned slugfest. Ridgefield won 13-9 on Thursday in a battle of the ...