
Ken Plum: Alzheimer’s epidemic
In 1982 my then legislative assistant came to me distressed that her father had been found to have Alzheimer’s disease.

In 1982 my then legislative assistant came to me distressed that her father had been found to have Alzheimer’s disease.

Old Dominion University football will host the University of North Carolina in 2017 as part of a home and home agreement with the Tar Heels, as announced today by Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig. ODU will play at UNC in 2020.

Bridgewater College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review.

Retired Virginia Commonwealth University professor Wilma Wirt has been selected the recipient of the 2015 George Mason Award from Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter.

Governor McAuliffe hosted on Wednesday the first Latino Summit of his administration at the Arlington campus of George Mason University.

The boards of social services of Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro announced today the appointment of Anita Harris as director of Shenandoah Valley Social Services, effective Aug. 16. Harris will serve as interim director Aug. 1 through 15.

Fishburne Military School is building on the recent success of its athletics programs with the appointments of football coach Chip Hill and wrestling coach Terry Waters, both announced at the school on Monday.

Right now, in a galaxy right here, stars are changing their orbits. Scientists from the University of Virginia and other schools, working with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, have created a new map of the Milky Way and determined that 30 percent of stars have dramatically changed their orbits.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

In a career of firsts, Old Dominion University Lady Monarch great Nancy Lieberman hit another milestone today as the NBA’s Sacramento Kings officially announced she was joining the team as an assistant coach.
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