
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors top student-athletes
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum held its 11th annual Student-Athlete Achievement Awards Banquet on Sunday.

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum held its 11th annual Student-Athlete Achievement Awards Banquet on Sunday.

A children’s farmers market hosted by Staunton Parks and Recreation in 2014 has gained statewide recognition from the Virginia Recreation and Park Society.

Luke Hartman, vice president of enrollment at EMU, saw the footage of resource officer Ben Fields flipping over a black student’s desk and tossing her across the classroom in a South Carolina high school.

Small businesses with big entrepreneurial plans sometimes can’t reach their goals due to limited creative manpower.

The Tidewater News in Franklin claimed Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, which recognizes the best of all entries in the organization’s annual Journalism Award competition.

Russell Bogue, a fourth-year honors politics student who also is studying Mandarin Chinese, is the University of Virginia’s 51st Rhodes Scholar.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring is premiering Heroin: The Hardest Hit, a powerful documentary about the danger of heroin and prescription drugs and their impact on Virginia families and communities.

During the month of December, the Shenandoah Valley Art Center is exhibiting New Watercolor: A Juried Contemporary Exhibit featuring 18 regional artists.

Many good reasons exist, other than merely earning money, to be a food farmer, though getting paid is an important benefit. Working outside in nature is good for the body and soul.

The University of Virginia announced Friday that Risa L. Goluboff has been selected as the 12th dean of the School of Law. The appointment is effective July 1.
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