Superintendent provides update on Lakeview Elementary after positive COVID-19 tests
by Brandon Jarvis Colonial Heights Public Schools (CHPS) sent out a message to families on Sunday night announcing that one of their three elementary schools will be immediately transitioning to…
Petersburg has the highest unemployment rate in Virginia
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope – a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Petersburg has the highest rate of unemployment in…
Governor Northam announces $30 million investment in small businesses
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Wednesday that Rebuild VA, a grant program that is intended to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, will expand eligibility…
How Biden and Trump plan to face the COVID-19 pandemic
By Anya Sczerzenie Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va.– Both major presidential candidates hope to convince voters they have plans in place to protect the health of Americans and the economy…
Mathews County outpaces most of Virginia in this voting statistic
As new laws in 2020 give voters in Virginia more opportunities to vote, Matthews County, a rural community on the Chesapeake Bay, is outpacing most of the state in the…
Petersburg and Colonial Heights are seeing large turnout for early voting
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope – a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Virginians are benefiting from increased access to voting…
Updated COVID-19 Numbers
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope, a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. Updated with the latest COVID-19 numbers for Petersburg and Colonial Heights as…
Interview: Colonial Heights City Council Candidate, Dr. Laura Poe
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope, a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Dr. Laura Poe, a small business owner, and Longwood…
Virginia’s institutions of higher learning are receiving $116 million in CARES Act funding
Governor Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that a new allocation of $116 million in CARES Act funding from the federal government will be used to support Virginia’s universities, colleges, and…
Virginia Tech researchers awarded $1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
by Max Esterhuizen From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces every day, leaving behind residue, germs, and more. Food supply…