I never knew that Wayne Newton, Mr. Vegas himself, was born and raised in Virginia! 

Newton was in Richmond to address the General Assembly yesterday, and Shelia Bradley, 60th District Del. James Edmunds' aide, is pictured with him.

This morning Delegate James Edmunds joined with Governor Bob McDonnell in announcing the Governor’s economic development agenda.  Delegate Edmunds is carrying a bill, HB380 Governor’s Opportunity Fund, requested by the Governor.

Governor McDonnell outlined an aggressive bi-partisan agenda aimed at increasing economic developments in the state while specifically focusing on Southside.

Though we're not meant to be a political issues site, we do want to help the community stay informed; we receive Delegate James Edmunds' weekly General Assembly newsletters and will be posting them for our visitors' information. 

Any other regional legislators are welcome to send us their newsletters, and we will gladly post them also.

James Edmunds was sworn in today as the new delegate for  the 60th District of Virginia, which is comprised of the counties of Halifax, Charlotte, Prince Edward and a portion of Nottoway.  James replaces Clarke Hogan, who didn't seek reelection in 2009.  He is one of 20 freshman delegates, one of the largest groups of newly elected delegates to enter the Virginia House for many years.