Bike-A-Thon honors Staunton’s first Black councilwoman, raises scholarship funds
Rita S. Wilson was Staunton’s first Black councilwoman. She served for 17 years and the city’s council chambers are named in her honor.
Rita S. Wilson was Staunton’s first Black councilwoman. She served for 17 years and the city’s council chambers are named in her honor.
To keep travelers focused on the Fourth of July fun instead of traffic, the Virginia Department of Transportation will be suspending most highway work zones this holiday weekend.
The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week.
The story of the murder of 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was my introduction to local theater.
The story of the March sisters and the American Civil War comes to the stage this weekend in a high school production of “Little Women.”
ACC men’s basketball fans will be able to ring in the new year with some quality competition leading up to their respective holiday festivities.
Virginia football coach Tony Elliott has had his offense preparing for its first road game this weekend at Illinois running plays with loud music, specifically, the Illinois fight song, blaring over the speakers during practice.
The student paper at my alma mater, the University of Virginia, wants the school to distance itself from its founder, Thomas Jefferson, by removing his name from buildings and memorials to him from the Grounds.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier remembers the Allied victory over Imperial Japan with a living history event on Aug. 27-28.

Denny McCarthy started the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season with the goal of getting to the second weekend of the FedEx Cup. Now guaranteed a spot in the second weekend, he’s adjusted his goal upward.
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