Thursday, July 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, George Washington took command of the Continental Army in the field at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Republicans seeking statewide offices finally attended a rally together on Tuesday. More on that in Top Stories. The Virginia Flyover now proudly serves more than 90,000 readers each weekday. Reply to let […]

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved a Virginia delegate’s resolution “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.” The Declaration of Independence was approved two days later. The Virginia Flyover can report that you’re not the only one getting […]

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1971, Virginia’s revised state constitution went into effect. The document was much shorter than the 1902 state constitution, gave more authority to the General Assembly, and repealed the poll tax. A new highway attraction bared its teeth for the governor, and there are more locations […]

Monday, June 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Confederate forces attacked a Union position at Glendale as part of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond. The president of UVA stepped down amid controversy over DEI. The Virginia Flyover provides details in our Top Stories. And what was that fireball blazing across the […]

Friday, June 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1788, George Mason introduced a draft bill of rights at the Virginia convention to ratify the Constitution. His version contained 20 items and was instrumental in shaping the final version.  Housing and Urban Development has found a new home in Virginia. We explain the move […]

Thursday, June 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1844, President John Tyler married his second wife, Julia Gardiner. He was 54 at the time, and she was 21, making her the youngest first lady in history.  ICE agents are having a busy week at the Chesterfield courthouse, and many of us are sweating […]

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1788, Virginia ratified the Constitution, becoming the 10th state to do so. At the time, Virginia was the largest and most influential of the United States. Virginia asked, but the Supreme Court said no. We have details in our Top Stories. Should felons automatically regain their […]

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, colonial rebels, including James Monroe, broke into the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, which Lord Dunmore had evacuated weeks earlier. The patriots took more than two hundred guns and three hundred swords. The current heat wave is the Top Story across the Commonwealth. The Virginia […]

Monday, June 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, June Carter was born in Maces Springs. At age 10, she started performing with her famous musical clan, the Carter Family. She married Johnny Cash in 1968 and recorded several songs with him. An attack in Iran drew reactions in Virginia as an aircraft […]

Friday, June 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, President Lincoln officially recognized West Virginia as the 35th state, welcoming its citizens back into the Union two years after the entire state of Virginia had seceded to join the Confederacy. Federal layoffs are reshaping the Commonwealth’s workforce. In our Top Stories, The Virginia […]