AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Lorton Virginia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/lorton-va 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/lorton-va https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:22:54 -0500 HENRICO, V.A. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that her office has now surpassed $22 million in casework funds returned https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanbergers-office-returns-more-than-22-million-in-federal-benefits-to-virginians-31488858-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanbergers-office-returns-more-than-22-million-in-federal-benefits-to-virginians-31488858-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the shooting at the University of https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-statement-on-november-13-shooting-at-uva-31490050-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-statement-on-november-13-shooting-at-uva-31490050-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant will launch the planning stage of broadband expansion projects in Virginia WASHINGTON, https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-announce-5-million-in-federal-funding-to-expand-highspeed-internet-access-in-virginia-31491596-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-announce-5-million-in-federal-funding-to-expand-highspeed-internet-access-in-virginia-31491596-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement welcoming the Department of Justice’s approval of https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-welcomes-dojs-approval-of-benefits-for-family-of-officer-howie-liebengood-31495325-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-welcomes-dojs-approval-of-benefits-for-family-of-officer-howie-liebengood-31495325-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $74,454,985 in federal funding to strengthen the public health https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-announce-over-74-million-in-federal-funding-to-strengthen-public-health-workforce-and-infrastructure-in-virginia-31497679-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/warner-and-kaine-announce-over-74-million-in-federal-funding-to-strengthen-public-health-workforce-and-infrastructure-in-virginia-31497679-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 SANTA’S WORKSHOP (WASHINGTON) – Christmas cheer has spread to the Senate! Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) welcomed students from https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-warner-kicks-off-the-holiday-season-with-tree-trimming-party-31499463-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-warner-kicks-off-the-holiday-season-with-tree-trimming-party-31499463-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Richmond, VA – Today, Governor Youngkin issued a writ of election to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman A. Donald McEachin. https://www.americantowns.com/news/fourth-congressional-district-democratic-committees-statement-on-february-2023-special-election-31504023-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fourth-congressional-district-democratic-committees-statement-on-february-2023-special-election-31504023-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is calling on Virginians to provide feedback on internet coverage in their communities. Last month, https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-warner-urges-virginians-to-provide-feedback-on-internet-coverage-ahead-of-january-13th-deadline-31508694-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-warner-urges-virginians-to-provide-feedback-on-internet-coverage-ahead-of-january-13th-deadline-31508694-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and outgoing President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, https://www.americantowns.com/news/connolly-statement-on-zelenskyy-address-to-congress-31509770-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/connolly-statement-on-zelenskyy-address-to-congress-31509770-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This Funding Will Help Construct a Four-Way Roundabout to Alleviate Traffic Congestion & Improve Safety at the Interchange WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-signs-into-law-spanberger-legislation-to-provide-4-million-for-oilville-roadi64-interchange-project-in-goochland-county-31513626-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-signs-into-law-spanberger-legislation-to-provide-4-million-for-oilville-roadi64-interchange-project-in-goochland-county-31513626-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced his support for https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-joins-commonsense-legislation-to-fix-outdated-mine-permitting-processes-31528838-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-joins-commonsense-legislation-to-fix-outdated-mine-permitting-processes-31528838-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger — alongside her colleagues in the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Armenian https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-joins-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-azerbaijans-blockade-of-artsakh-31534188-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/spanberger-joins-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-azerbaijans-blockade-of-artsakh-31534188-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today elected officials and community leaders held a press conference in Springfield to lay out why Northern Virginia is the ideal https://www.americantowns.com/news/virginia-best-home-for-fbi-31537207-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/virginia-best-home-for-fbi-31537207-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Representatives https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-cochairs-launch-bipartisan-rural-broadband-caucus-for-the-118th-congress-31549619-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wittman-cochairs-launch-bipartisan-rural-broadband-caucus-for-the-118th-congress-31549619-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 RICHMOND, VA – In one of his most regressive acts as governor, Glenn Youngkin has rolled back Virginia’s long-standing practice of https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-virginians-are-reading-youngkin-rolls-back-voting-rights-31558822-lorton-va.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-virginians-are-reading-youngkin-rolls-back-voting-rights-31558822-lorton-va.html Government and Politics Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500