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As the nation and Virginia prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, our new entry by Lauranett Lee takes a look at how the poignant celebration of the belated emancipation of the Black residents of Galveston, Texas, became a nationwide holiday incorporating a number of Freedom Day traditions, including those celebrated in Virginia. And while Juneteenth lays claim to being the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, Virginia can lay claim to one of the first recorded celebrations of emancipation—a full two and a half years before Juneteenth. This isn...

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Discover treasures—cultural, culinary, and historic—along Bay Street in Beaufort, South Carolina Discover treasures—cultural, culinary, and historic—along Bay Street in Beaufort, South Carolina But for all its weighty history, a light spirit pervades this Lowcountry strip Illustrated map by Amelia Flower Bejeweled at both ends by historic riverfront mansions and ancient live oaks, with a dynamic commercial district in between, Bay Street in downtown Beaufort seems a microcosm of the city: a place where Old South and New South peacefully coexist. Founded in 1711, Beaufort ...

Old Point Releases First Quarter 2021 Results News provided by Share this article Share this article HAMPTON, Va., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Point Financial Corporation (the Company or Old Point) (NASDAQ "OPOF") reported net income of $3.0 million, which represents an increase of $1.8 million, or 141%, as compared to net income of $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2020. Earnings per diluted common share was $0.58 and $0.24 for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Robert Shuford, Jr., Chairman, President, and CEO of the Company and Old Point National Bank ...

HAMPTON, Va., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Point Financial Corporation (Old Point) (Nasdaq: OPOF) is pleased to announce that Eugene M. Jordan, II, will transition into the new role of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Old Point. Mr. Jordan has served as the President and CEO of Old Point Trust for the past 19 years and as Chairman of the Old Point Trust Board of Directors for the past two and a half years. Old Point's Chairman, President & CEO, Robert F. Shuford, Jr. said, "Old Point has grown in both size and complexity over the last five years, expanding into new l...