The Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office has been approved for a grant award in the amount of $13,631. According to Washington County Sheriff Fred Newman, the funding for the non-local match grant was provided under the FY 09 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

"Our Sheriff’s Office is very dependant on grant funding to help purchase law enforcement equipment to furnish our deputies with the technology needed to provide a greater range of services to our county citizens," said Sheriff Newman.

The grant will be used to purchase in-car cameras for Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles and other law enforcement related equipment.

Governer Kaine announces 70 new jobs in Washington County, Virginia.

RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, plans to invest approximately $5 million in its Damascus Hoist Division operations in Washington County. This investment is part of a corporate restructuring that will consolidate certain of its hoist operations to the Damascus plant. The project expects to create approximately 70 new jobs and retain 174 current positions. Virginia successfully competed against three other states for these jobs.