
Blacks Run Clean-up & Arbor Day events coming in April
The City of Harrisonburg will host its 24th annual Blacks Run Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 9, and you’re not only invited – you’re needed.

The City of Harrisonburg will host its 24th annual Blacks Run Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 9, and you’re not only invited – you’re needed.

The Charlottesville Department of Utilities is adding the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees Program to its lineup of energy conservation initiatives.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, Pocahontas Parkway is working on plans to provide $60,000 in donations to several local nonprofit organizations over 2022.

The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is calling on all hopeful entrepreneurs to sign up for Techstars Startup Weekend Harrisonburg.

Virginia Tech received the 2022 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award and is recognized as one of the healthiest college campuses in the nation.

“Penny P’s Backyard” was born out of a desire to highlight the incredible landscapes of Southwest Virginia and tell stories that present a unique intermingling between science and local art.

The Hanover County School Board voted 4-3 on Tuesday to engage the services of Alliance Defending Freedom to review the school district’s “Equal Educational Opportunities” policy.

Today is the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan, which in Virginia directed critical resources to communities throughout the state to help the economy recover after the pandemic.

As younger generations of Virginians grow up removed from the farm, connecting children to agriculture has never been more important.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University has named seven honorees who will be recognized at the 15th Excellence in Virginia Government Awards.
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