
Virginia State Police promote two to executive staff
Virginia State Police Captain Keenon C. Hook joined the department’s executive staff as a deputy director of the Bureau of Administrative and Support Services (BASS) on Sept. 10.

Virginia State Police Captain Keenon C. Hook joined the department’s executive staff as a deputy director of the Bureau of Administrative and Support Services (BASS) on Sept. 10.

The Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment has awarded Virginia a $775,000 grant to support the siting of wind energy projects across the Commonwealth.

Washington and Lee University’s Native American Cohort will start celebrating in October and sponsor events throughout the academic year.

The year 2020 has been filled with major ups and downs, but nowhere has the good news been clearer than in the Virginia legislature.

A new era of sports betting is coming to Virginia as the state is continuing to open doors to legal online gambling. Following recent regulatory amendments, legal online sports wagering will be available during 2021.

A higher education refinancing plan will save Virginia’s public colleges and universities more than $300 million over the next two years.

Virginia Tech cornerbacks coach Ryan Smith was named to the 30 Under 30 College Football List of 247Sports on Thursday.

Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response coordinator and U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy, visited Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus on Sept. 16 to discuss with administrators and students the ways that the university is managing COVID-19.

Remember when Virginia was a battleground state? It actually hasn’t been that long since the Commonwealth hadn’t voted blue in a presidential election since LBJ. Not even purple anymore, the Old Dominion is just short of deep blue these days.

Dr. Edwin Martinez-Martinez will begin serving as Virginia’s 10th state conservationist on Sept. 14, with oversight for all USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and services in the Commonwealth.
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