RICHMOND, Va. – Governor Ralph Northam will be the keynote speaker at the Rural Caucus Reception and Dinner on Feb. 7 in Richmond when state

Richmond, Va. – Education was the focus of the January 24th Rural Caucus meeting, which was headlined by newly appointed Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and featured presentations from the Small and Rural School Division Coalition steering committee members. Qarni earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from George Washington University, as well as a master’s in history and a teaching licensure from George Mason University. Most recently he taught middle school c

Richmond, Va. – The Center for Rural Virginia welcomed leaders from the Governor’s Cabinet and Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VE

Richmond, Va. – The Rural Caucus for the General Assembly of Virginia elected its two key leaders for the 2018 session in its first meeting of the year, the Center for Rural Virginia announced today. Senator Frank Ruff will serve as Chairman and Del. Keith Hodges as Vice Chairman. Senator Ruff-R has served in the Virginia Senate since 2000 and previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates since being first elected in 1993. A resident of Clarksville, he represents the s