Thursday, April 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1867, African Americans in Richmond began a protest against a privately operated company that refused to allow black passengers on its horse-drawn streetcars.  In Purcellville, the police will remain on the job, but the vice mayor’s future is uncertain. The Virginia Flyover has details in […]

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1951, Barbara Johns organized a walkout by about 400 students to protest poor educational conditions at Prince Edward County’s only high school for black students. The students eventually sued to demand desegregation, and the case was rolled into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court […]

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1737, William Byrd published an ad in the Virginia Gazette that announced the founding of Richmond.  Health news leads our Top Stories today, with an update on a measles case and a warning for former patients at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. In Et Cetera, The Virginia […]

Monday, April 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, John Singleton Mosby disbanded the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry near Salem rather than surrender to Union troops. Mosby was eventually granted parole by Ulysses S. Grant.  This is an abbreviated edition of The Virginia Flyover, shortened so our team has more time to […]

Friday, April 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1780, Richmond replaced Williamsburg as the state capital. The location was considered “safe and central,” and it was less vulnerable to British attack than Williamsburg had become.  Wishing you a peaceful Good Friday from all of us at The Flyover team. Along with religious services, […]

Thursday, April 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, delegates at the Secession Convention voted 88–55 to approve a measure that would withdraw the Commonwealth from the United States. Secession was approved by a statewide referendum on May 23.  A Dale City man won’t face a gun charge, but he is expected to […]

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 On this day in 2007, a gunman opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus, murdering 32 students and faculty members and wounding 17 others before killing himself. The university has events planned throughout the day to remember the victims.  The Virginia Department of Education has been turning its assignments in late. The Virginia […]

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened to connect Virginia Beach and Cape Charles. The project was dubbed one of the “Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World.”  Residents in Purcellville are pushing back after the town council took steps to eliminate its police department. The […]

Monday, April 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Virginian John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. After shooting Lincoln, Booth jumped to the stage and escaped—but broke his leg in the process. Virginia is for football lovers, and several teams gave fans a preview of next […]

Friday, April 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was laid to rest in Norfolk’s old City Hall. An estimated 150,000 people turned out for the funeral procession ahead of his interment.   The federal government said that it does not want to press charges against the alleged gang leader it […]