
Bell virtual school bill passes State Senate
Delegate Richard P. “Dickie” Bell (R-Staunton) announced Friday that House Bill 324 passed in the State Senate.

Delegate Richard P. “Dickie” Bell (R-Staunton) announced Friday that House Bill 324 passed in the State Senate.

Sonoma County, Northern California, used to be spoken of as part of the natural “Redwood Empire.” Then the bloated wine industry re-named it as the commercial “Wine Country.”

Almost five years ago, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever was operated on using a technique eventually patented by Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Rafael Davalos.

Reading a news article about a college baseball team on a weeks-long road trip made possible by online classes made me think back to my own college years.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often show an unwavering focus on a specific interest, a phenomenon known as having a “perseverative interest.”

This spring, students across the nation will file into desks and take their first tests against Common Core standards, giving our nation the first glimpse of how they have fared under the new standards.

Residents of energy efficient apartments save an average of $54 a month, or $648 annually, on their electricity bills, according a Housing Virginia study that demonstrates the impacts of energy efficient construction requirements in affordable rental housing.

Dr. Stephen Longenecker, the Edwin L. Turner Distinguished Professor of History at Bridgewater College, will speak about his book, Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Carter Center for Worship and Music at Bridgewater College.

The Senate of Virginia on Tuesday passed Delegate Rob Bell’s House Bill 1626, also known as the Tebow Bill. HB 1626 would allow schools to permit homeschooled students to participate in competitive extracurricular activities like sports, forensics and band.

From pick-your-own strawberry operations and winery tasting rooms to pumpkin patch fields and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, agritourism is growing in the commonwealth and across the country.
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