January 2020

Alma Plant: No plans to dump millions of gallons of wastewater into South Fork

January 31, 2020 PVNPublisher 2

By Randy Arrington ALMA — The owner of Recycle Management says he has no intention of dumping up to 1 million gallons of treated wastewater daily into the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. Jody […]

Blue Ridge Bank keeps adding assets after ringing the bell on Wall Street

January 30, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY — At the close of FY2015, Blue Ridge Bank reported assets of $269 million. Three years later at the close of FY2018, the balance sheet had doubled to nearly $540 million. […]

Farmers appreciate lawmakers’ commitment to water quality partnership

Senate ag chairman aims to champion ‘unparalleled’ Va. products

January 30, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Submitted by Virginia Farm Bureau RICHMOND—Virginia has the materials to build a bridge between its urban and rural districts, and the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee has drawn up a blueprint to […]

Va. farmers discuss varied agricultural topics with representatives during Legislative Day

January 30, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Submitted by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, Jan. 27 — Virginia Farm Bureau Federation representatives met with their state senators and delegates to discuss legislative issues Jan. 27 during the organization’s annual Legislative Day. […]

Supervisors hear report on proposals to replace radio system; cost and coverage are concerns

January 30, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Jan. 21 — Since establishing the need to replace the county’s aging and inefficient radio system through a Critical Needs Assessment in 2017, the county has struggled to find the best […]

Stanley receives solid audit report; council considers budgeting challenges for next fiscal year

January 30, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington STANLEY, Jan. 29 — In 2018, Page County received 55.15 inches of rainfall, according to Stanley weather tracker Carl J. Quintrell III. That’s nearly 15 inches of rain above the annual average. […]