
Northam honors employees with 40 or more years of state service
Gov. Ralph Northam hosted on Wednesday the first of four regional service recognition events, honoring state employees with 40 or more years of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam hosted on Wednesday the first of four regional service recognition events, honoring state employees with 40 or more years of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

VDOT Commissioner Stephen C. Brich, P.E., has announced that Barton A. Thrasher, P.E., has been selected as the agency’s new chief engineer.

Bridgewater College will join hundreds of higher education institutions across the country in accepting The Common Application for prospective students.

Steven Rosenberg will serve as the City of Staunton’s 16th city manager. Rosenberg was confirmed Thursday to succeed Stephen Owen, who retires June 30 after 12 years in the position.

The Virginia Research Investment Committee has certified the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative statewide network.

Stable Craft Brewing in Augusta County is adding a line of craft ciders to its product offerings, with an investment of more than $200,000 in a new farm-winery operation that will create six new jobs and will involve the planting of 75-150 apple trees.

June 20 is National Eagle Day, and Bridgewater College is celebrating the avian appreciation day with its beloved mascot, Ernie the Eagle, and special guest Regis, a bald eagle from Three Rivers Avian Center in West Virginia.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) comment following President Trump’s announcement that, beginning on June 10, the U.S. will impose a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports.

UVA, the Department of Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation today announced an anonymous gift of $5 million today to support both the Athletics Master Plan and the new Student Health & Wellness Center.

Two new studies led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University provide a comprehensive profile of the vaginal microbiomes associated with term pregnancy and premature pregnancy.