
$5 million gift from Virginia Tech alum creates pathway for 60 first-generation students per year
When Virginia Tech electrical engineering alumnus Joe T. May ’62 was in high school, he says he wasn’t exactly on a successful path.

When Virginia Tech electrical engineering alumnus Joe T. May ’62 was in high school, he says he wasn’t exactly on a successful path.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) expressed increased concern over how President Trump’s trade war would hurt Virginia’s soybean production, which is the Commonwealth’s number one cash crop.

Dorri Scott, a business leader who focuses on women’s leadership, will speak at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Boitnott Room at Bridgewater College.

From lectures by featured speakers to music performances and theater productions, Bridgewater College offers a wide range of arts and events for the community to enjoy during the 2018 spring semester.

Hundreds of citizens across Virginia gathered for the final day of the People’s Pipeline Protest, two days of action at all seven Virginia DEQ offices.

Opponents of two controversial gas pipelines announced plans to protest Governor Terry McAuliffe.

Members of more than 40 county Farm Bureaus in Virginia have donated nearly $44,000 to assist fellow farmers affected by wildfires.

Agritourism plays an important role in the $70 billion annual economic contribution made by Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries.

The Virginia Vineyards Association has named Ruth Saunders of Silver Creek Orchards in Nelson County as the organization’s 2017 Grower of the Year.

More than $772,000 in grants have been awarded to tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corp.’s Marketing Leverage Program.
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