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Dr. Jared A. Cotton, Superintendent of Henry County Schools, was named Virginia’s Superintendent of the Year at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday in Roanoke.
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The 127th generation of Virginia State Troopers was welcomed into the ranks Friday, with 52 new troopers presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at the State Police Training Academy in North Chesterfield County.
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The No. 23 Virginia (16-8) women’s tennis team opened the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a win on Friday, defeating VCU (17-6) by a score of 4-2 at the Carolina Tennis Complex.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $94,819,202 in federal funding to help Virginia communities with housing and infrastructure projects.
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Similar to many other students, Isabelle Stern and Ashley Cooper are looking forward to summer break; however, theirs will be far from ordinary. The friends are in the process of training for a 49-day, 4,000-mile run from San Francisco to Baltimore with more than 20 other college-aged students.
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Virginia (24-17, 9-12 ACC) rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun Louisville (26-13, 10-11 ACC), 2-1 at Jim Patterson Stadium. The comeback victory was the 12th of the season for the Cavaliers.
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Virginia (23-17, 8-12 ACC) starting pitcher Daniel Lynch (Henrico, Va.) and reliever Bennett Sousa (North Palm Beach, Fla.) shut down Louisville (26-12, 10-10 ACC) over the final six innings in a 5-4 come-from-behind win at Jim Patterson Stadium.
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Spring may have been a little late this year, at least according to the thermometer, but strawberry growers say 2018 is a return to normal compared to the last few years, with a ripening date around May 1.
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Governor and First Lady Northam and the Virginia Council on Women announced the winners of the seventh annual STEM Essay Contest for high school junior and senior young women.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) expressed increased concern over how President Trump’s trade war would hurt Virginia’s soybean production, which is the Commonwealth’s number one cash crop.
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