Northam announces more than $1.1 million in GO Virginia grants
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Governor Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia) grants totaling $1,115,300.
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Kaine, Young, Jones introduce bill to ensure addiction recovery programs include job training
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Doug Jones (D-AL), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Jobs Plus Recovery Act to incorporate job training into drug addiction recovery programs.
Agency collaboration set to advance American Job Center services
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A major milestone has been achieved for workforce development in the Shenandoah Valley. Another step has been taken in the consolidation of state and federally-funded workforce development functions into a single American Job Center at the Valley Workforce Center in Harrisonburg.
Shenandoah University celebrates two Fulbright Award recipients
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Shenandoah University music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ‘17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.
JMU welcomes Blue Apple for international exchange in arts accessibility
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The James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance in partnership with JMU’s Office of Disability Services and The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham welcomes the award-winning theatre company Blue Apple from Winchester, England, to JMU for a four-day residency from April 11-14.
Obenshain hails signing of student debt bill
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Senator Mark Obenshain (R-Rockingham) expressed his pleasure with the signing of SB 568 by Governor Northam. SB 568 requires any public institution of higher education that receives federal education loan information for a student to provide to the student once a year, certain information and estimates regarding the student’s federal education loans.
Music Feeds Us concert to benefit Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
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Music Feeds Us, led by Artistic Director Fitz Gary, will present a string quartet concert to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The concert will take place in Charlottesville on Sunday, May 13th at 7 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a program of string quartets by Haydn, Caroline Shaw, and Tchaikovsky.
Why you should consider cryptocurrency right now
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Even though there has been rampant news about cryptocurrency that has been spreading throughout the nation and the world, there is still a large segment of the population that doesn’t really know too much about it.
6 tips for your financial spring cleaning
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As Americans kick off the spring season by cleaning, sorting and tidying up around the house, Virginia Bankers Association is encouraging consumers to add financial organization to their spring cleaning to-do list. To help, VBA has highlighted six tips for organizing your financial house.
Regional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Committee launches online survey
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As part of the development of a first-of-its-kind Regional Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and to help update the Central Shenandoah Valley All Hazards Mitigation Plan, the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC)’s Regional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Committee is requesting public input via an online survey.
