
Staunton Downtown Development Association celebrates completion of Bright Lights project
The Staunton Downtown Development Association began raising funds to upgrade the lighting on and around Beverley Street in the spring of 2017.

The Staunton Downtown Development Association began raising funds to upgrade the lighting on and around Beverley Street in the spring of 2017.

The future is coming to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute … at 12 mph. VTTI’s newest automated vehicle is a low-speed, electric shuttle that will be used initially for a mobility study on the institute’s entry road.

“One of the things we like to say about the Rappahannock is that it’s really a couple of rivers in one,” said Lawton Clites, a Fredericksburg kayaker who first paddled the river 17 years ago.

The 34th annual Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference kicks off this month with appearances by 16 best-selling children’s authors.

On the farm of the future, drones will fly over forests and crops to communicate with robots embedded in harvesting equipment on the ground.

David Schmale, a professor in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to New Zealand, where he will work to improve the security of water systems.

As Virginia outlines its third phase of measures to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay, farmers are concerned that a wave of stringent regulations could wash them out of business.

The UVA Board of Visitors today endorsed President Jim’s Ryan’s roadmap for the University’s future, a 10-year strategic plan designed to make the school the best public university in 2030, and one of the best in the world, whether public or private.

A new concept in crafting, Hygge Crafts, is coming to 14 Byers Street in The Wharf in Downtown Staunton.

Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors has approved The Virginia Tech Difference: Advancing Beyond Boundaries – the university’s next strategic plan that builds upon the Beyond Boundaries vision and guides Virginia Tech’s priorities for achieving global reach and impact.
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