Farmville, Va. – State, local and federal officials convened in Farmville on June 5 for a Virginia Rural Housing Roundtable luncheon designed to spark dialog around affordability, availability and other issues affecting rural housing across the Commonwealth. More than 70 people participated in the event, which was hosted by the Virginia Rural Center and held on the campus of Longwood University. “Like any complex policy issue, rural housing touches on all sorts of other compl

At the Rural Caucus meeting held on February 21, recent developments and time-sensitive deadlines around Opportunity Zones were a key focus

Health care was the focus of the February 14 Rural Caucus meeting, which welcomed Dr. Daniel Carey, VA Secretary of Health and Human Resourc

Richmond, Va. – At the Rural Caucus meeting on January 31, broadband internet access and economic development took center stage, with discussions led by representatives of GO Virginia, the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (VCTA) and others. Sen. Frank Ruff, Chairman of the Center for Rural Virginia, kicked off the meeting noting special guests from the VCTA who came to express their support for the Center’s efforts with respect to broadband. “These efforts are ac

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. – 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