BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport has received $253,626 in federal funding for maintenance and repairs, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced Tuesday.

According to the senators, the funding will be used to fix the 33,333 square yards of tarmac and 2,500 feet of the taxiway, focusing on maintaining the structural integrity of the pavement.

“Nearly 14,000 flights travel through the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport every year—helping Virginians get where they need to go and local businesses thrive,” said the senators. “This funding will improve the airport’s tarmac and help support its operations for years to come. We look forward to continuing to strengthen infrastructure and support economic growth throughout the New River Valley.”

The funding is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program which falls under the $76 million in airport funding for 45 Virginia airports through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) – The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday night to consider granting a supplemental appropriation of $15,000 to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. The funding is to cover benefit costs for a new, state-funded paralegal position from the State Compensation Board.

It’s giving Watergate vibes.

One of former President Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign offices was burglarized over the weekend and police are looking for the suspect, authorities said Monday. 

The break-in took place on Sunday about 9 p.m. at Trump’s campaign office in Ashburn, Va., prompting deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office to respond to the scene, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. 

Video surveillance footage captured the burglary suspect –  a white adult male, wearing dark clothing, a dark baseball cap and a backpack – as he entered the office.

“It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into,” said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman. 

“We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what may have been left behind,” he added. 

About 30 miles west of Washington, DC, the Trump campaign-leased office also serves as the headquarters of the Virginia 10th District Republican Committee – where Republican Mike Clancy is competing against Democrat Suhas Subramanyam in the congressional race for Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s (D-Va.) House seat. 

Wexton announced last year that she would not seek re-election after being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.

While deputies are still investigating why the suspect broke into the office, the incident raised eyebrows for its rarity – and its eery similarity to the Watergate scandal.

Former President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign had directed a break-in of the Democratic National Committee’s then-headquarters in Washington, DC’s Watergate Office Building.

It comes after the Trump campaign on Saturday accused Iran of hacking into its website after Politico reported that it had received anonymous emails that included internal documents related to the vetting of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) – who was tapped as Trump’s running mate last month.

The Trump campaign did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.