
Traffic-safety advocates honored during YOVASO ceremony in Harrisonburg
Traffic-safety advocates were recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety awards banquet in Harrisonburg July 16.

Traffic-safety advocates were recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety awards banquet in Harrisonburg July 16.

The University of Virginia launched its AccessUVA program aimed at increasing low-income enrollment way back in 2004, but UVA still ranks among the bottom five public colleges and universities nationally in the enrollment of students from low-income backgrounds.

The public is being advised by the Blue Ridge Health District to avoid contact with specific areas of Lake Anna in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties until algae concentrations return to acceptable levels.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is now one of only 33 centers in the United States and 47 medical centers worldwide recognized by the Parkinson’s Foundation as a Center of Excellence. In Virginia, VCU’s center is the only one holding the elite designation.

I learned a lot from Tropical Storm Agnes, arguably the most impactful storm to hit the Chesapeake Bay in the several thousand years the current estuary has existed.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has chosen additional key administration appointments including two individuals with ties to the Harrisonburg area – Valley Renovators, Inc. VP J.M. Snell II and James Madison University professor Marshall Pattie.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

ACC Football Player of the Year Kenny Pickett of Pitt and national women’s lacrosse player of the year Charlotte North of Boston College are the top ACC male and female athletes for the 2021-22 academic year.

A college swimming news website was the unlikely source of clickbait on the conference realignment front on Thursday, with a report citing a “source” indicating that Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State and Clemson are in talks with the SEC.

You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.
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