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2024 Winners:
Community Health: City of Chesapeake – Chesapeake Thrives: A Plan for Health and Well-Being
Economic Development: Town of Elkton – Downtown Marketplace
Environmental Quality: Town of Leesburg – Treesburg Project
Risk Management: City of Bristol – Bristol Virginia Fire Dept. Active Shooter/Stop the Bleed Program
Working with Youth: Town of Hillsville – Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Communications: City of Falls Church – East End Small Area Plan
Public Safety: City of Roanoke – Lock in Safety, Unlock Hope
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2023 Winners:
COMMUNITY HEALTH & PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR INNOVATION: Town of Blacksburg – Growing a Community Garden Program*
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: City of Roanoke – Revitalization of Historic Fire Station One
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: County of York – Next generation wastewater treatment project
RISK MANAGEMENT: City of Chesapeake – Route 168 Bypass Emergency Bridge Repairs
WORKING WITH YOUTH: City of Covington – AHPS School Consolidation Project
COMMUNICATIONS: City of Williamsburg – “Future Festivals” Initiative to Inform Two-Year Plan
PUBLIC SAFETY: City of Manassas – Parent E3 Series
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2022 Winners
RISK MANAGEMENT AWARD and PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR INNOVATION: City of Williamsburg
COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARD: Town of Blacksburg
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD: Town of Warsaw
PUBLIC SAFETY AWARD: City of Newport News
WORKING WITH YOUTH AWARD: City of Newport News
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD: City of Virginia Beach
LOCAL CHAMPION AWARD: City of Roanoke
2021 Winners
LOCAL CHAMPION & PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Town of Vienna
COMMUNITY HEALTH: City of Galax
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Town of Hillsboro
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Town of Purcellville
PUBLIC SAFETY: City of Chesapeake
WORKING WITH YOUTH: City of Roanoke
COMMUNICATIONS: Town of Wytheville
RISK MANAGEMENT: City of Williamsburg
Winners of the 2020 Local Champion Awards
In 2020 VML created the “2020 Local Champion” awards to highlight the hard work that our localities are doing to keep their citizens safe and healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak. These champions met a myriad of challenges posed by the pandemic with compassion, determination, and creativity. All were presented at the 2020 VML Annual Conference which was conducted virtually.
2020 Local Champion Award Winners | View a highlight reel here >
2019 Winners
Working with Youth & President’s Award for Innovation Winner: City of Danville
Environmental Quality Winner: City of Fredericksburg
Communications Winner: City of Richmond
Economic Development Winner: Town of Warsaw
Public Safety Winner: James City County
Community Health Winner: City of Falls Church
2018 Winners
Environmental Quality and President’s Award Winner: City of Falls Church
Lifelong Learning Winner: Town of Leesburg
Communications Winner: City of Fairfax
Community & Economic Development Winner: Town of Clifton Forge
Quality of Life Winner: City of Lynchburg
2017 Winners
Community Health and President’s Award Winner: City of Lynchburg
Working With Youth Winner: City of Danville
Infrastructure Winner: Town of St. Paul
Public Safety Winner: Town of Ashland
Economic Development Winner: Roanoke County
Communications Award Winner: City of Danville
2016 Winners
Economic Development Award AND President’s Award: Town of Bridgewater
Infrastructure Award: City of Norton
Public Safety Award: City of Newport News
Working with Youth Award: Town of Warrenton
Communications Award: City of Harrisonburg
2015 Winners
President’s Award (top honor): Town of Halifax
Population under 5,000: Town of Shenandoah
Population 5,000 – 10,000: Town of Marion
Population 10,000 – 35,000: City of Fredericksburg
Population 35,000 – 90,000: Town of Leesburg
Population 90,000 +: City of Portsmouth
Communications Award: City of Virginia Beach