
Pardoned National Thanksgiving Turkey coming to Virginia Tech
The National Thanksgiving Turkey to be pardoned next week as part of an annual White House ceremony will live out its days at Virginia Tech.

The National Thanksgiving Turkey to be pardoned next week as part of an annual White House ceremony will live out its days at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech is convening a panel of experts on national security, military affairs, and foreign policy to ponder the question, “15 Years After 9/11: Are We Safer?”

Virginia Tech has begun planning the 2017 Day of Remembrance.

UVA, the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference champions, earned the ACC’s automatic bid into the field of 18 teams and will face Michigan (12-7).

Virginia has secured additional federal funding to expand statewide a program to strengthen services for Virginians experiencing dementia and their caregivers.

The 12th annual Excellence in Virginia Government Awards program, a signature event of the Wilder School, will take place during a luncheon ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St.

Taylor Reynolds of Chesterfield County is the 2017 Miss State Fair of Virginia.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center will be entering into a partnership with Siemens.

James Hatcher has been named the regional CEO for the Virginia Region of the American Red Cross.

Students pursuing studies in STEM fields statewide will continue to have access to some of the best and brightest minds at NASA.
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