
Northam announces more than $1.1 million in GO Virginia grants
Governor Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia) grants totaling $1,115,300.

Governor Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia) grants totaling $1,115,300.

Lime Kiln Theater has announced a pair of theatrical productions for its Summer 2018 season. Lynchburg’s Endstation Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s As You Like It on Sunday, July 8, and the Traveling Players Ensemble will return to Lime Kiln with a family-friendly performance of Sleeping Beauty on Saturday, Aug. 11.

In the final concert of its 28th season, the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony will perform The Lord of the Rings “Symphonic Suite” and other works. The featured soloist is violinist Eve Miller, a senior at Eastern Mennonite High School (EMHS).

Last year in South Korea, middle school teachers Yongseung Roh and Kyungyun Hwang read Howard Zehr’s seminal text Changing Lenses with a study group. This year, they were part of a South Korean delegation that came to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to learn directly about restorative justice from Zehr himself.

A new discovery by scientists has determined that the loss of a gene best known for its role in establishing circadian rhythms can lead to a particular type of epileptic seizures, called focal cortical epilepsy.

As we approach the end of Donald Trump’s first year in office, it seems appropriate to survey his performance and his outlook for the future. But right at the onset, one cannot escape the conclusion that, unlike any other of his predecessors, he is a weird and wild president who is devoid of any civility and moral responsibility.

Gov.-elect Ralph Northam announced today that Dr. Daniel Carey will join the Northam administration as the next Secretary of Health and Human Resources.

Eleven governors from across the nation sent a letter today to leaders in Congress urging them to take immediate action to protect DREAMers.

Eastern Mennonite University welcomes 10 new faculty for the 2017-18 academic year.

Under the new policy just announced in Charlottesville, the city will be taking down all but the non-racist war monuments in all of its public spaces.