
Morgan Griffith: Job growth in the Ninth District
Southwest Virginia is open for business. That’s the message I heard in November, as several companies announced expansions or new operations around the Ninth District.

Southwest Virginia is open for business. That’s the message I heard in November, as several companies announced expansions or new operations around the Ninth District.

This #GivingTuesday, Pamplin Historical Park will accept donations to support schools struggling with field trip transportation costs.

Just shy of 1.5 million Virginian’s are expected to travel for the 2018 Thanksgiving holiday, the highest number since 2007 and a 4.8% increase over last year.

Virginia Tech is making a historic commitment to build a revolutionary 1 million-square-foot, technology-focused campus in Alexandria — a $1 billion project that is part of a comprehensive higher-education package that was cited as a key reason Amazon selected Virginia for a new headquarters site.

For 25 years, the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge has been honoring extraordinary individuals who have inspired, encouraged, and fostered learning in the public schools of Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County.

Mandatory benchmarking has begun to sprout up in cities from all corners of the United States.

Renowned folksinger John McCutcheon will return to Arts Council of the Valley’s Court Square Theater on Friday, Nov. 2nd to wow audiences once again with the rare and beautiful dulcimer.

The Wayne Theatre presents Alsarah & The Nubatones on Saturday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $23.

Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art at James Madison University will open the group exhibition called Record Keepers from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22.

The next big WWE international megashow, Crown Jewel, is set for Nov. 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the second show bought and paid for by the Saudi royal family as part of a 10-year deal that is reportedly paying WWE $50 million per show.
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