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The Sorensen Institute today unveiled a new program designed to instruct and prepare Virginians who wish to continue their service to the Commonwealth. The new Emerging Leaders Program was developed in partnership between the governor’s office and the Sorensen Institute during the spring of 2012. The pilot program will train public policy and political leaders…
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Four Bridgewater College seniors, Carina Botterbusch from Dover, Pa., Paul Brockman from Orange, Va., Kelley Harris from Staunton, Va., and Kyle A. Remnant from Bridgewater, Va., were recognized for excellence in the performing arts at the Creative Arts Awards on May 1. Brockman and Remnant were presented the Nelson T. Huffman Award for Musical Excellence….
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A strategic plan to guide Bridgewater College through 2020 has been approved by the college’s board of trustees. “BC 2020: The Strategic Plan for Bridgewater College” identifies key areas that are critical to the success of Bridgewater in the next eight years and presents strategies for achieving goals within those areas. Areas addressed in the…
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Two Bridgewater College students, one alumnus and a professor of psychology have taken top honors at an international conference for a paper they wrote about the effects of alcohol-caffeine drinks on behavior. Seniors and psychology majors Tara Nicely of New Market, Va., and Andrew Moon of Forest, Va., joined Dr. Brian M. Kelley, associate professor…
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The George S. Aldhizer II Department of Economics and Business at Bridgewater College recognized seven students for excellence during the annual academic awards convocation on May 1. Schyler C. Smiley, a junior business administration major from Staunton, Va., received the Robert L. Hueston Scholarship in Accounting. The award honors the contributions Robert L. Hueston made…
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At-Large candidate Lorie Smith has received the endorsement of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association. “We will ask our members, their friends and families, and all citizens who respect the strong and efficient enforcement of our laws, to cast their ballots in the upcoming election in your favor,” wrote Michael W. Wells, the president of the…
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Blue Ridge Legal Services Executive Director John Whitfield was a panelist Tuesday at a White House forum examining the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. The forum was co-hosted by the Legal Services Corporation. Whitfield said that the “double whammy” of severe cuts in both federal and IOLTA funding has forced the program…
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Second in a series Tim Kaine had thought, like a lot of us did, that his political career was over. In January 2010, Kaine finished up his term as governor of Virginia, and looked out a landscape in Virginia politics that featured two Democrats, Jim Webb and Mark Warner, representing the Commonwealth in the United…
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American Rivers and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a creek restoration project in Staunton will receive a $209,244 grant, as part of a comprehensive initiative to protect and restore rivers in the Potomac Highlands region. The grant will help the City of Staunton implement its project to restore Peyton Creek. Peyton Creek serves…
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The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission has begun the second phase of its Shenandoah Valley Regional Energy Efficiency Program for municipal building upgrades throughout the region. The improvements are among those recommended by Roanoke-based Spectrum Design as part of an energy audit of 47 public buildings throughout the Central Shenandoah Region. The full findings of…
