
Board narrows two community college presidential searches
The State Board for Community Colleges has certified finalists for the position of president at Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Highlands Community College.

The State Board for Community Colleges has certified finalists for the position of president at Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Highlands Community College.

Congressman Rob Wittman hosted the inaugural meeting of his First Congressional District Career and Technical Education Task Force last week.

The Department of the Interior has been working to implement preventative measures to limit the size and scope of wildfires, treat current wildfires already underway, and protect wildfire-prone areas to best safeguard people and their communities.

UVA softball head coach Joanna Hardin completed her coaching staff with the hiring of Shae Braxton on Tuesday. Braxton will work primarily on the defensive side of the ball with the Cavaliers.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the award of high school innovation grants to thirteen school divisions to develop or implement programs that promote Virginia’s 5 C’s.

Five UVA Baseball student-athletes were honored on the ACC All-Academic Team as announced by the league office on Tuesday. The five honorees matched a school record established in 2009.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday the 28 football student-athletes selected by its 14 league schools to attend the 2019 ACC Football Kickoff, July 17-18, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte.

Boater Martin Villa of Charlottesville won Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament on High Rock Lake after catching a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 10 ounces. For his win, Villa pocketed $3,932.

The leading scorer in Liberty High School basketball history will now be joining the Liberty University women’s basketball program. Makaela Kestner, who spent her freshman season at South Florida, has transferred to the Lady Flames.

Virginia Tech will partner with Lionstone Investments to build its Innovation Campus in Alexandria as part of a new mixed-use development in National Landing, President Tim Sands announced Monday.