
Northam proclaims June 19 Juneteenth Freedom Day
Gov. Ralph Northam today proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day, calling all Virginians to observance and encouraging them to join in commemorative events throughout the Commonwealth.

Gov. Ralph Northam today proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day, calling all Virginians to observance and encouraging them to join in commemorative events throughout the Commonwealth.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the 2019-2020 Honor Roll, recognizing a record 5,609 student-athletes for classroom excellence during the most recent academic year.

The Central Shenandoah Health District, the Virginia National Guard and the City of Waynesboro will be conducting a community COVID-19 testing event next week.

The 64th annual ACC Academic Honor Roll, recognizing academic excellence by student-athletes during the 2019-2020 academic year, was announced Thursday by Commissioner John Swofford.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan Pieper unlocked a way to help people.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that he intends to mark Juneteenth as a permanent paid state holiday, starting by giving state employees a day off this Friday, June 19.

UVA found out recently that it had stepped in it with a new athletics logo design that inadvertently celebrated slavery. Had to be that somebody found something in a decades-old, dusty book on a bookshelf, right? Nah. Try 2018.

Virginia Athletics had six student-athletes recognized on the 2019-20 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team.

The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter today to Richmond leaders regarding the recent protests against police violence that have erupted in the past two weeks.

Remember that new V-Sabre logo that drew out critics back a couple of months ago? Turns out one of the details added inadvertently paid homage to an architectural feature used to mask the institution of slavery on Grounds.
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