
VCU Board of Visitors sets 2015-2016 tuition and fee
The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors this week approved a budget for 2015-2016 that includes an increase in tuition and mandatory fees of about 3 percent.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors this week approved a budget for 2015-2016 that includes an increase in tuition and mandatory fees of about 3 percent.

The Waynesboro Farmer’s Market is under way. The market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through October, at the Constitution Park Pavilion in downtown Waynesboro located off of Main Street (Route 250).

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today praised the Fairfax County School Board’s vote to pass Policy 1450.6 that will add “gender identity” to the categories of prohibited discrimination.

ACC Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials John Clougherty has announced he will retire at the conclusion of the 2015-16 men’s basketball season following over 40 years of service to collegiate basketball.

Most folks, when asked to describe nurses, will use the words ‘caring, compassionate and gentle’ or ‘reliable, stead and there when you need them.’ That vocabulary list should also include, ‘life-long learners’.

Just 14 months ago, the Blue Ridge Scholarships program was launched with a $4 million challenge grant and an invitation to University of Virginia supporters to match the total.

This will mark the sixteenth year that the Waynesboro Department of Public Works has celebrated National Public Works Week with a special Saturday event.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced legislation that would provide college-bound students powerful new tools for comparing colleges and universities on measures such as total cost, likelihood of graduating, and potential earnings.

UVA’s stroke program has been honored with two national quality and safety awards from the American Heart Association (AHA).

The Virginia Department of Taxation has won a national award for a new web application that streamlines the way it works with business owners to provide customer service and settle outstanding debts.
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