
Tallest drone park in the U.S. opens at Virginia Tech
The tallest drone park in the United States officially opened Thursday on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.

The tallest drone park in the United States officially opened Thursday on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.

Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Weyers Cave, Chairman of the House Education Committee, participated in today’s inaugural meeting of the House Select Committee on School Safety and was appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Student Behavior and Intervention.

Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Handle with Care Act to connect children who experience traumatic events to school resources that are designed to provide the child with trauma-informed care.

This spring’s first-ever Iron Composer competition at Eastern Mennonite University is less about proving who’s “best of the best” than it is a life lesson reflective of the demands a real-world career composer/arranger might face.

Kirsten Lambert and Philip Meador were presented the Outstanding Senior Award from the department of communication studies and Angela Tolomei received the Outstanding Theatre Artist Award at Bridgewater College during the college awards ceremony on April 22.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will present an education program on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Constitution Park in Waynesboro.

When her children were young, Amy Azano avoided most events because her son, as a child with autism spectrum disorder, found them too loud and bright and crowded.

Governor Ralph Northam attended the grand opening of the inaugural Virginia Career Works center, located in the City of Roanoke, on Tuesday.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) have formed a new partnership to improve population health in the Commonwealth.

How to get into the college of your dreams? Is having a good score rating enough? Does your application matter? These questions bother a lot of students when they prepare applications for the college or university of their dreams.
If you value our work, pitch in and help power Augusta Free Press in 2026 and beyond.