
Crown Holdings to create 126 Jobs in Henry County
Crown Holdings will invest $145 million to establish a manufacturing operation in Henry County.

Crown Holdings will invest $145 million to establish a manufacturing operation in Henry County.

The schedule released Thursday for the 2021 UVA football season should help sell season tickets.

Rockbridge County cattle and small grains producer Russell L. Williams II was recognized Jan. 26 for five years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

UVA junior Rebecca Hawkins bettered her career-best jump from the Virginia Tech Invitational by clearing 1.76m (5’9.25”).

Arts Council of the Valley opens two new virtual exhibitions in February: a landscape series by John Hancock, and posters reflecting on the Black Lives Matter movement by JMU architectural design students.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

No. 22 Virginia advanced to the championship match at ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, after downing Iowa by a 4-0 score on Friday.

Since the discovery of carbon fibers by Roger Bacon in 1958, they are common in the industrial arena, and have been used in a plethora of applications including, airplane, vehicle, nanotechnology, and space industries.

Norfolk State basketball alum Kyle O’Quinn, who spent the past eight years in the NBA, will continue his career overseas after signing with a professional team in Turkey.

Sophomore Bones Hyland provided a team-high 16 points, but a dominant second-half performance by St. Bonaventure pushed the Bonnies past VCU, 70-56, Wednesday night.
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