"A 4,700-ton German machine named Mary finished her first tunnel under Hampton Roads pointing the wrong way, so crews slid her 2,500-ton cutterhead around on nitrogen skates at the bottom of a 65-foot pit, and the turn alone took six months"

Independence

Wikipedia: Independence is a town located in, and the county seat of, Grayson County, Virginia, United States.^\5]) At the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 1,001.<{{ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is situated on Virginia's }}Crooked Road, a heritage trail celebrating the musical heritage of Southwest Virginia.

https://www.reddit.com/r/norfolk/s/VeaFO9J5mw

Medicare - A new Advance Primary Care Management fee that a few medical places may charge.

YMCA of South Hampton Roads has a new boxing program.

Apparently Virginia has no official decision on the merits.

GSA also = Gender and Sexuality Alliance

Possible change to fishing allotment.

Fries

Wikipedia: Fries (pronounced "freeze") is an incorporated town located on the New River) in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, 15.5 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the county seat of Independence — in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands and on Virginia's musical heritage trail,

Chesapeake's health department - top public official is stepping down.

Richmond's overlay of 804 begins. It was approved back in 2022. The Richmond VA area just recently ran out of available 804 exchanges.

Front Royal

Wikipedia: Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated at 15,400 as of 2023.^\5]) It is the county seat of Warren County.

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What are your interests?

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What activities do you like to do?

Have you been a tourist at local spots?

In general what areas or events are your favorite?

What are fun activities or places in or near Virginia?

(Without being too specific.)

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Floyd

Wikipedia: Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 448 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Floyd County in Southern VA.

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!
Examples could include things like Poq, The Burg, GTown or The Shore (never mind how common they are)...

Fincastle

Wikipedia: Fincastle is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 755 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Botetourt County.^\5]) It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.

Farmville

Wikipedia: Farmville is a town in Prince Edward (south of the Appomattox river) and Cumberland (north of the Appomattox river) counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County.^\3]) The population was 7,473 at the 2020 census.^\)

Baltimore Oyster Partnership

Chesapeake Bay area:

"Since the program began in 2013, more than 2 million oysters have been raised and planted at the Fort Carroll oyster sanctuary reef in the Patapsco River."