BCCC & USDA RD Expanding the Reach of Higher Education
Beaufort County Community College serves a rural population of traditional and high school students who are all working towards a degree.
Many rural students have the convenience of being able to easily travel to their classes.
The barriers of the miles of ocean and remote locations keep others from visiting their home campus.
With the assistance of a $329 thousand Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant from USDA Rural Development BCCC is closing boundaries of remote learning.
Amelia Solar I Project EA
Holocene Clean Energy proposes to build a solar energy facility on approximately 41.5 acres. The proposed Moran Project is located at the intersection of Genito Road and Grub Hill Church Road, north of the town of Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia.
Amelia Solar I Project Environmental Assessment - April 2021
Amelia Solar I Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - May 18, 2021
USDA Grant Boosts Heritage Breed Livestock Producer
Farm thrives, bolsters other local farmers during coronavirus pandemic
For Shelly Oswald, owner of Old Time Farm in Stoneboro, Pa., the novel coronavirus pandemic illustrates the vital role small, local agriculture producers play in safeguarding food security during a disaster. The pandemic caused nationwide delays in the shipping of goods to American households. Local farmers like Shelly were crucial in helping fill this gap by getting healthy food to Pennsylvania families.