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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] As of the most recent report, a group of Blue Ridge Community College students and staff members in Haiti this week on a service project is accounted for and safe. “We have received an encouraging message from an American volunteer who is currently in Haiti and who has worked…
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Life on the streets takes on a whole new meaning when you’re a firefighter/paramedic. The streets are where the crashes occur…where poor choices have played out…where teamwork is a must…where split seconds can save a life. It’s these kinds of life-changing experiences that create the backdrop for a dramatic, gripping program called Street Smart that…
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Sons of Bill, a band described as “too edgy for Nashville, but too earnest for New York,” will perform Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Community College Fine Arts Center. Recently named the best band in Charlottesville for the third year in a row by C-ville Weekly readers, Sons of Bill…
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I write about and regularly play basketball, but I still let myself get caught up. Basketball can do that to you. You want to yell at the TV, assume the refs are in somebody’s back pocket. Or for me, you almost get a technical foul expressing your, ahem, displeasure with a no-call where you thought…
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Patricia Cheeks, RN, MSN, and Libbi Fitzgerald, RN, have joined RMH Women’s Health Focus as breast health navigators. The RMH breast health navigator position was created in 2005 to provide help for women diagnosed with, or undergoing evaluation for, breast cancer. Annually, more than 300 women receive integrated care provided through this role.
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Maude Puffenbarger of Mount Crawford, Joshua Lilly of Mount Solon, Alyshia Zimmerman of Staunton and Karla Martin and Christopher Reed, both of Stuarts Draft, are among 35 rising college freshmen who are spending July preparing for the rigorous study required for academic majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM fields – at their…
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On Saturday, July 18, at 10 a.m., Virginians will have a unique opportunity to pitch their solutions for reducing poverty in their localities and statewide.
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Blue Ridge Community College professor Nell Tiller of Weyers Cave will participate in the month-long 2009 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad: History and Culture in China Program in June and July, administered by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
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– Local News: Downey named new BRCC president – State News: Kaine announces formation of health network – Local News: Musikgarten classes at EMU
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– Local News: Expect delays on I-64 between Afton and Crozet – Local News: Staunton PD needs help in solving hit-and-run – Local News: BRCC breaks ground on tech center – Event: Memorial Day service in Waynesboro
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