
Virginia Hall of Fame seeking student-athlete nominations
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is seeking nominations for its 10th annual Student-Athlete Achievement Awards.

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is seeking nominations for its 10th annual Student-Athlete Achievement Awards.

R.T. Smith’s new book of poetry, “In the Night Orchard: New and Selected Poems” (Texas Review Press, 2014), reflects the arc of his award-winning exploration as a poet for the past 33 years.

Central United Methodist Church in downtown Staunton has helped a group of moms start up a local chapter of MOPS – Mothers of Preschoolers.

A $1.6 million grant awarded to two Virginia Commonwealth University professors will help improve services aimed at preschool children with problem behaviors in early childhood education and Head Start classrooms.

Washington and Lee University has contributed 13 graduates to Teach for America’s 2014 teacher corps, placing it among the top 20 small colleges and universities in the country for the second straight year.

Campus events and activities at James Madison University. From the JMU Office of Public Affairs. For the dates Sept. 12-21, 2014.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, today introduced the Middle School Technical Education Program Act that would expose middle school students to CTE programs focused on career exploration.

Join Bookworks in Staunton to celebrate the release of the first e-book of author Bailey Vincent, The Details of How We Lived, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1 – 3 p.m.

John A. Jane Sr., MD, has been honored with a state career achievement award for his 45 years of innovative work in neurosurgery to improve patient care.

Although it has been many years since I was a teacher in the classroom, I still get a nervous stomach around Labor Day each year in anticipation of the beginning of a new school year.
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