
Biden taps Vilsack as USDA secretary, and Virginia’s Bronaugh as deputy secretary
As the new administration settles in, President Biden is delegating his leadership picks for the U.S. agricultural, environmental and trade sectors.

As the new administration settles in, President Biden is delegating his leadership picks for the U.S. agricultural, environmental and trade sectors.

Virginia529, the largest 529 plan in the country, with almost 3 million accounts, has offered education savings solutions to families for almost 25 years.

Virginia at least gets one game this week, on the road at N.C. State on Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ACC Network.

Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente announced Tuesday that he is adding former Tech defensive tackle J.C. Price to his staff as co-defensive line coach/defensive recruiting coordinator.

N.C. State started 6-1, opened ACC play with wins at home over UNC and Boston College. Then lost three straight, then had a COVID-19 pause. The Pack haven’t gotten their feet back under them yet.

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program at Virginia State University has honored Michael Carter Jr. as its Small Farm Agent of the Year.

On the east side of Capitol Square near the Executive Mansion in Richmond is the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring 16-year-old Barbara Johns.

The Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center has received a $750,000 subset of a $10 million USDA grant as part of a multi-institutional effort to accelerate sustainable farming techniques.

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative has tapped top cybersecurity leaders to provide strategic guidance as part of its inaugural Technical Advisory Board.

In the four-week period ending Dec. 20, more than half of nursing homes in Virginia reported residents with cases of COVID-19, 87 percent had at least one staff member diagnosed, and 49 percent of all virus deaths in the state were nursing home residents.
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