
Norfolk Southern adding passenger rail service connecting D.C., Roanoke
Norfolk Southern is part of an effort to expand passenger rail service from Washington, D.C., to Roanoke and the New River Valley.

Norfolk Southern is part of an effort to expand passenger rail service from Washington, D.C., to Roanoke and the New River Valley.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced administration appointments in the area of education on Thursday.

Staff writer Rebecca J. Barnabi has written a piece on a Staunton woman who is leading an effort to get the city school system to revisit the decision eliminating Weekday Religious Education, a weekly volunteer-led program with a curriculum presenting a narrow, conservative Christian worldview.

The Statler Brothers continued the July 4th tradition in Staunton for 25 years, with the celebration drawing as many as 100,000 to the Queen City to see country music legends like Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Reba McIntyre, Charley Pride, Neal McCoy and Conway Twitty.

For all parents who have school-aged children, the events on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas have put many on edge. It’s increased stress, tension, worries, and it has raised the question, “are our schools safe?”

The Virginia Tech Hokies picked up their second football commitment of the week on Wednesday, landing three-star linebacker Aycn Stevens out of Indianapolis. The talented defender picked Brent Pry’s team over Purdue and Iowa State.

New Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry has been very vocal about recruiting The Commonwealth, and the Hokies have now picked up another commitment from the state of Virginia.

Russia was – emphasis on was, the past tense – a great place for Americans to continue their pro basketball careers.

Democrats in Congress have the ability, theoretically, to do something now to codify a federal right to abortion. They just don’t seem to have the will.

Kathe Maneval, the longest serving member of the Waynesboro School Board, is running for re-election in November.