
Gov. Northam announces administration appointments
Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

An anonymous $5 million gift will create new opportunities for students at Piedmont Virginia Community College who wish to transfer to the University of Virginia.

Barry Flowe will join the Department of Music at Bridgewater College as director of athletic bands in July, in a role that will have him overseeing the Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band as well as teach courses in music education.

Virginia women’s swimming qualified 14 to compete at the 2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, tied for the third-most among programs nationally.

The plays of William Shakespeare appear regularly on a stage on South Market Street in downtown, but the American Shakespeare Center will take their devotion to the Bard even further in 2021 with an actor-led theater company.

Staunton City Manager Steve Rosenberg is announcing that Michelle Bixler will join the city as its communications manager effective March 15.

Community college students from Virginia and around the country will be recruited for a summer research experience run by the James Madison University Biology Department beginning this summer.

Rockfish Gap Outfitters remains open while owner Chuck Walker awaits a new owner to take over the business and hopefully carry it on as he has since 1998.

Charlotte Clymer, a former press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, will present a virtual lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, as part of Bridgewater College’s endowed lecture series.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are falling statewide and nationally. Our local hospitals are continuing to hold up well as we head into the final week of the month of February.
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