Jacquelynn Dobrin

FAIRFAX, VA (Rocktown Now) — Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a package of legislation aimed at protecting reproductive freedoms, expanding access to contraception, and reducing cost barriers for reproductive healthcare in Virginia on Thursday.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — Virginia’s deepening drought is now expected to last through the entire summer, according to the latest 90‑day outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. Forecasters say conditions across the Commonwealth are likely to remain dry at least through the end of September, with no meaningful relief on the horizon.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Virginia Department of Transportation) — Extensive bridge work is scheduled to start Monday, June 22, on Route 778 (Knightly Mill Road) in Augusta County between New Hope and Weyers Cave. A roughly 13-month rehabilitation will allow the bridge over Middle River to open for the first time since early 2024, when it reached the end of its service life and was closed to traffic.