
Game Notes: #2 UVA basketball on the road at Virginia Tech
No. 2 UVA (18-0, 6-0 ACC) visits in-state rival Virginia Tech in a Commonwealth Clash on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tipoff at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., is set for 1 p.m.

No. 2 UVA (18-0, 6-0 ACC) visits in-state rival Virginia Tech in a Commonwealth Clash on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tipoff at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., is set for 1 p.m.

Life stories, poetry, and football will be featured in headliner events for the 2015 Virginia Festival of the Book, recently announced by Festival program director Jane Kulow.

The House of Delegates passed two bills today aimed at making college more affordable in Virginia.

The UVA men’s basketball game against Pitt on Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena is sold out.

Northeastern shot the lights out in the first half and JMU was not able to recover from the slow start, dropping an 82-59 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball decision on Thursday.

Hardide Coatings, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced surface coatings, will invest $7.25 million to establish its first Virginia operation in Henry County and create 29 new jobs.

Governor McAuliffe today recognized the work of the Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse, which has produced six pieces of legislation addressing heroin and opiate abuse to be considered during the 2015 General Assembly.

Legislation to provide $66.7 million in state funding for new Veterans Care Centers in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads advanced from the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates criticized President Barack Obama’s plan to tax college savings accounts, which was released by the White House prior to the State of the Union Address.

ESPN’s College GameDay will make its first appearance at UVA in Charlottesville at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday, Jan. 31, prior to the Saturday Primetime telecast featuring No. 2 Virginia’s game with No. 5 Duke.
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