Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2017, the Unite the Right rally brought white nationalists to Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. James Alex Fields Jr. drove a car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring more than a dozen others. […]
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Monday, August 11, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early pulled out of Winchester, leaving the city open to Union General Philip Sheridan. A Virginia judge closed the door on the Digital Gateway data center project for now. The Virginia Flyover has more in Top Stories and a fish story you’d better believe. […]
Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee, smarting from his defeat the previous month at Gettysburg, submitted a letter of resignation. Confederate President Jefferson Davis refused to accept it, writing that there was no man “more fit to command, or who would possess more of the confidence of […]
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thursday, August 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry clashed near the Town of Waterford with a large Union scouting party in what was called the Skirmish at Walker’s Hill. The Virginians suffered heavy losses. William & Mary is set to welcome students for the academic year, but […]
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, 18 tornadoes swept across Virginia. The rare outbreak, described as a “family of tornadoes,” marked the most tornado activity in a single day in Commonwealth history. Changes may be coming for the Loudoun County school district’s controversial bathroom policies. The Virginia Flyover has more […]
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
The Virginia Flyover The Department of Corrections said it will implement its Virginia Model for handling prisoners at three more facilities after the approach helped to improve inmate behavior at the state’s Lawrenceville Correctional Center. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ […]
Monday, August 4, 2025
Monday, August 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1753, George Washington became a Master Mason, the final and highest honor in Freemasonry. He was just 21 years old at the time and had not yet accepted his military commission. Two lawmakers from the Commonwealth have introduced a bill that would force ICE agents […]
Friday, August 1, 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1774, the First Virginia Convention began in Williamsburg. Leaders set up an embargo on British goods, a model that other colonists soon followed. With fewer than 100 days remaining until November’s gubernatorial election, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said, “We’re marching towards victory.” Find more details […]
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1816, George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County. A West Point graduate, Thomas remained loyal to the Union in the Civil War and became known as the “Rock of Chickamauga” and the “Sledge of Nashville.” Just after UVA began its search for a new […]
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1619, Virginia’s first General Assembly met at Jamestown “to establish one equal and uniform government over all Virginia” and introduce “just Laws for the happy guiding and governing of the people there inhabiting.” Employees who work for the minimum wage will see more in their […]

