
Virginia Management Fellows program set to welcome members of 2022-2024 class
A program that aims to prepare future Virginia government leaders announced the members of its fifth class this week.

A program that aims to prepare future Virginia government leaders announced the members of its fifth class this week.
The guys I sit next to in the press box have been wondering for a while why Mike Hollins doesn’t get more time in the Virginia backfield. New Virginia football coach Tony Elliott has made Hollins, a 5’9”, 208-pound junior, a sort of personal project, without any guarantees in terms of playing time.

Ten community organizations across the state were recently awarded more than $83,000 in Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority education and prevention grants to help reduce underage and high-risk drinking.
The City of Lexington has hired a new public works director. City manager Jim Halasz announced the hiring of Patrick Madigan – who will start work in September.

In a new Commonwealth Poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, only 49 percent of those polled reported approval how Gov. Glenn Youngkin is handling his job as governor.

Virginia Athletics will have a full-time NIL general manager on Grounds to help student-athletes facilitate moneymaking deals.

Former NBC29 State Capitol Bureau chief Tim Murtaugh played a key role in Thursday’s prime-time hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurgency led by former president Donald Trump.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently appointed three new members and reappointed one member to the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is investing nearly $1 million in nine experimental learning projects covering election security, privacy protection, and digital forensics research areas.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service based in Richmond have created a new job to serve as the state’s primary point of contact for individuals or groups seeking information on programs, services or partnership opportunities.
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