PETERSBURG, Va. -- The dream of a 25-mile trail running along the Appomattox River from Hopewell to Dinwiddie County is getting closer to reality. "I'm looking forward to it. It's a very therapeutic ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) has acquired almost eight acres of land along the Appomattox River in Petersburg, connecting neighborhoods, commercial areas and ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The city of Colonial Heights closed the Appomattox River Trail on Sunday due to flooding. The trail should not be used during this time as the water levels will continue to change.

Did you know that local environmental advocacy non-profit Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) has monthly volunteer opportunities for community members who want to help make a difference?

PETERSBURG, Va. -- An investigation is underway after a person's body was found in Petersburg Sunday night, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. Petersburg Police confirmed officers were working a ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County and the nonprofit Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) have acquired more than 30 acres of land and islands along the Appomattox River ...

TRI-CITIES — Remember when 200+ fish sculptures popped up in Richmond over 20 years ago? The public art project coordinated by 1708 Gallery promoted the resurgence of rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

CHESTERFIELD — An area land-conservation group has purchased 42 acres of property along the Appomattox River, and part of that land will be used to extend the development of the long-planned ...

PETERSBURG – The city is getting more than $3.4 million in federal funding to spruce up Patton Park at the point where two walking and biking trails are scheduled to intersect. The money is coming ...

Bridge piers carried successive railroad lines across the Appomattox River though the historic settlement of Ettrick, where Virginia State University now sits. Leslie Middleton photo. The Appomattox ...

More than 10,000 pounds of trash will not be flowing into the Appomattox River and ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay, thanks mostly to young volunteers and a host of organizations and localities. The ...