
Mercy Street, filmed in Virginia, premieres Jan. 17 on PBS
Mercy Street will premiere on Jan. 17 at 10 pm on PBS stations nationwide, immediately following Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE.

Mercy Street will premiere on Jan. 17 at 10 pm on PBS stations nationwide, immediately following Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE.

Virginia seniors Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) are ranked in the top 10 to lead four players ranked in singles.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $420,000 in Virginia Community Business Launch (CBL) grants.

The Senate and House have passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, overhauling No Child Left Behind to ensure access to a high-quality education.

Free safety Quin Blanding, inside linebacker Micah Kiser and wide receiver Canaan Severin highlight Virginia’s seven players named to the 2015 Coaches All-ACC Team.

The ODU football program notched it’s fifth win Saturday against UTEP and moved just one win away from qualifying for its first FBS bowl game.

During a visit to Perrymont Elementary School in Lynchburg last week, First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe announced a 139% increase in the number of schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a new provision from the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that allows schools with high poverty rates to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.

Shipping container gardens, aeroponic growing towers and “green roofing” were among innovative solutions discussed at Virginia’s second annual Urban Agriculture Summit.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week a significant increase in the number of Virginia schools earning accreditation in 2015.

Organizers are getting ready for Virginia’s third Urban Agriculture Summit, which will be held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Richmond. Summit speakers will address the current state and future of urban agriculture in the United States.
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