Thursday, March 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1796, Secretary of State Timothy Pickering accepted a copy of The Virginia Plan—a draft of the U.S. Constitution first written by James Madison in 1787—on behalf of the United States government. The document was provided by President George Washington. With only 60 days in the […]

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Virginians played a key role in opposing the law. The Virginia Flyover asked what you think about government openness. “It’s really important for all governments to be transparent and accountable to the people,” one reader told us. […]

  Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Union Gen. George McClellan’s forces embarked from Fort Monroe on his Peninsula Campaign, aimed at capturing Richmond by marching northwest between the James and York Rivers. The Union and Confederate armies clashed several times before McClellan abandoned the effort. After yesterday’s round of […]

Monday, March 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1751, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, was born in Port Conway. Madison helped draft Virginia’s first constitution and contributed to the Virginia Declaration of Rights before becoming the “Father of the Constitution” in 1787. Capt. Rebecca Jenkins of the Stanley Police […]

Friday, March 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the Confederate Laboratory, located on Brown’s Island in the James River, exploded. Ten people were killed outright, and the death toll would eventually reach 50. Most of the workers harmed in the explosion were women. The 66th Annual Highland County Maple Festival will run […]

Thursday, March 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1612, King James I issued the Third Charter of Virginia, expanding the colony to include Bermuda and allowing for a lottery to raise funds for the territory. After more than 75 years, Tazewell County native Marvin Patton finally returned home. Patton was serving as a […]

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, George W. Summers delivered a long speech to the Virginia Convention in Richmond, meeting to consider whether the state should remain in the Union or secede. Summers called on the delegates to reject secession. Severe Weather Awareness Week, scheduled by the Virginia Department of […]

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, members of the Virginia government who had remained loyal to the Union met in Alexandria and voted to abolish slavery in the state. “Slavery and involuntary servitude (except for crime) is hereby abolished and prohibited in the State forever,” they wrote. It could not […]

Monday, March 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, ironclad ships fought for the first time at the Battle of Hampton Roads when the USS Monitor steamed into the Chesapeake Bay to confront the CSS Virginia. They exchanged fire inconclusively for four hours before the Virginia withdrew to Norfolk. Lawmakers in the House of […]

Friday, March 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1882, Virginia State University was founded by an act of the state legislature. It launched its first academic year in 1883 with 126 students and seven faculty members, all of them black. We asked readers to share their favorite Patsy Cline songs. I Fall to […]