
New Dominion Bookshop to host talk about Jackson P. Burley High School
New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville will host a book talk and signing with author Lucille Stout Smith on Saturday, April 23.

New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville will host a book talk and signing with author Lucille Stout Smith on Saturday, April 23.

Virginia Tech junior Elizabeth Kitley is the ACC 2021-22 honoree for the Kay Yow Award for women’s basketball, and grad student Justyn Mutts has been selected as the recipient of the ACC’s 2021-22 Skip Prosser Award for men’s basketball.

Wayne Hills Center is a full-time preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds in the Waynesboro area that is free to families and provides a high-quality learning experience for students from certified preschool teachers.

The Washington and Lee University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film Studies and Department of Music present the award-winning W&L Repertory Dance Company and University Jazz Ensemble March 10-12.

Arts Council of the Valley announces the sixth annual artVISION: Rockingham County Public Schools Youth Art Month Show.

Miriam Thomas, a fifth-grade teacher at Barack Obama Elementary School in the city of Richmond, has been named the Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2022 Teacher of the Year.

Virginia Tech’s fourth Giving Day resulted in 15,787 alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends coming together to give over $8.4 million in support.

Rocket Lab USA has selected Wallops Island in Accomack County as the location for its launch site and extensive manufacturing and operations facilities for its Neutron rocket, which is expected to create up to 250 new jobs.

The Staunton Public Library will offer two telescopes for patrons to check out for recreational and educational use beginning this week.

Alarm.com is committing $2.6 million to expand the technology research and development division at its headquarters in Fairfax County, creating 180 new jobs.
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