AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCommunity & Food Access: A $10,000 grant is helping the Winchester-Clarke Garden Club and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley expand “Growing Together,” improving vegetable garden beds and funding school programs plus talks on the cultural roots of crops. Military & Local Economy: The U.S. Army is buying the 150-acre Middleburg Training Center, bringing its caisson horses to a new home and sparking a town hall on preserving Middleburg’s equestrian heritage. State Politics: Gov. Abigail Spanberger faced loud boos and jeers at Virginia’s Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax, a reminder of how rough her political road may be. Defense & Jobs: Austal USA confirmed it received a Hanwha Defense offer, while Northern Virginia lawmakers questioned plans to relocate federal workers from Reston’s USGS campus. Public Safety: A Herndon man convicted of a 2024 “stranger rape” on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail is headed to sentencing in December. Tourism: Virginia tourism generated about $3.4B in state and local taxes in 2025, with visitor spending hitting a record $36.2B. Energy & Rates: The SCC ordered data centers and other large electricity users to pay for dedicated transmission infrastructure, aiming to keep costs off families and small businesses.
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