Briefing on Opioid Abatement Authority

Tony McDowell, Executive Director of the Opioid Abatement Authority, provided a briefing for VACo members on the Authority’s plans for the distribution of funding being provided to the state from recent settlements of opioid-related litigation. A portion of these funds will be provided to localities, in addition to the direct distributions localities are receiving from […]

Visit Caroline County and the Caroline County Courthouse

Location: 100 Courthouse Lane / Main Street Built: 1830 – 1835 Style: Greek-Roman Revival Architect: William B Phillips Contractor: Malcolm F Crawford Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick laid in Flemish bond and wood structure. The building is surrounded by a Tuscan entablature with a Tuscan pediment at […]

Report on HJ 542 – Virginia Transit Equity and Modernization Study

House Joint Resolution 542, passed during the 2021 General Assembly session, required the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to complete a needs assessment study.  Furthermore, this study would focus on the modernization of transit and how to best serve the underserved and underrepresented communities in Virginia moving forward. The overarching goal of the […]

Visit Scott County and the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail

One of the nation’s most historic routes, the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail was blazed by the legendary frontiersman in 1775 from the Long Island of the Holston at what is now Kingsport TN, through the Cumberland Gap of Virginia into Kentucky

Proposed Reapportionment and Bylaw Amendment

The VACo Bylaws provide for reapportionment every ten years beginning in 1991. The VACo President named a reapportionment committee in 2021 and the committee began the process when the census data was available. The committee presented its recommendations to the VACo Board of Directors at its meeting on June 4, 2022. The Board of Directors […]

Visit Campbell County and the Campbell County Courthouse

Location: 800 Village Highway / Rails End Lane Built: 1848 – 1851 Style: Greek Revival Architect: John Wills and Commissioners Contractor: Lindsay Shoemaker (Shumaker) Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Rustburg to the northeast of the […]

Important Broadband and VATI Updates

BEAD and DEA Programs Governor Youngkin has designated the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) as lead on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, as well as the Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs under the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA). DHCD has submitted an application for planning funds under the DEA […]