
Fishburne Military School to march in gubernatorial inauguration
Fishburne Military School was formally invited last week by the Northam Inaugural Committee to march in Governor-elect Ralph Northam’s inaugural parade on Saturday, January 13.

Fishburne Military School was formally invited last week by the Northam Inaugural Committee to march in Governor-elect Ralph Northam’s inaugural parade on Saturday, January 13.

A new housing study led by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech has found a shortage of affordable housing throughout all regions of the state – and that Virginia needs to produce significant levels of new affordable housing to accommodate anticipated workforce growth.

The Virginia DMV, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Division of Vital Records, recently sold the 500,000th Virginia birth certificate at DMV.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced that Virginia has joined 49 other states and the District of Columbia in a $13.5 million settlement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. regarding its off-label marketing.

Representatives from UVA’s Institute for Environmental Negotiation will serve as facilitators for the 15-member Environmental Justice Advisory Council, which includes leaders from academia, business, public service and non-governmental organizations.

Beverley Street Studio School will host Sarah Boyts Yoder’s exhibit, Never No Horizons, from January 12 through February 25, 2018. The exhibit opening is on Friday, January 12 at 22 West Beverley Street from 5:30–7:30 pm with an artist’s talk at 6:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public.

VMI trimmed a 23-point deficit to eight late in the second half, but the VCU Rams prevailed, 75-65, in Friday night college basketball action before 7,637 fans at Siegel Center.

Gov.-elect Ralph Northam announced today that Dr. Daniel Carey will join the Northam administration as the next Secretary of Health and Human Resources.

Governor Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Council on Women announced the seventh annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for high school junior and senior women.

The Norfolk State men’s basketball program and head coach Robert Jones announced the signing of three players to national letters of intent in the early signing period.
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