Virginia Association of Counties

RICHMOND (November 11, 2026) — Roanoke County Supervisor Phil C. North has been elected as President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) for the 2026-2027 term. This announcement was made during VACo’s 92nd Annual Conference held in Bath County with new officers beginning their terms at VACo’s Annual Bu...

RICHMOND (November 11, 2026)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) recognized the Class of 2026 – the fourth graduating class of the redesigned Virginia Certified County Supervisors’ Program – during VACo’s 92nd Annual Conference.

The Virginia Certified County Supervisors’ Program consists of three cor...

On October 22 and 23, the committees of Senate Local Government and House Counties, Cities, and Towns met in Henrico for in-depth exploration of Virginia’s lack of housing supply and how the state can partner with local governments to produce more units. On the first day, Henrico County provided legislators a tour of sites that in...

On October 20, Secretary of Transportation Nick Donohue presented to the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee on the recently announced highway maintenance shortfall of more than a billion dollars. The presentation covered how the Commonwealth got here, what it will take to fix it, and how the Commonwealth Transportation Bo...

Belle Isle has seven miles of shoreline on the Northern Neck’s Rappahannock River and provides access to Mulberry and Deep creeks. The park lets visitors explore a wide variety of tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests. It has a campground, three picnic shelters,...