
$5 million gift from Virginia Tech alum creates pathway for 60 first-generation students per year
When Virginia Tech electrical engineering alumnus Joe T. May ’62 was in high school, he says he wasn’t exactly on a successful path.

When Virginia Tech electrical engineering alumnus Joe T. May ’62 was in high school, he says he wasn’t exactly on a successful path.

Bridgewater College has received a $750 Walmart Foundation Community Grant that will help fund the college’s sustainability efforts. The Walmart Foundation awards funds through its local, national and international giving programs to support community-based projects and programs.

While you may be thinking that steel is only used for skyscrapers and extremely large agricultural buildings, this is not the case and it can be used for a wide range of buildings from garages to even using steel frames from start to finish.

Customers should expect even more renewable energy projects from Dominion Energy Virginia in the coming years under a long-range plan presented today. The plan also looks at options for further improvements in reliability, energy efficiency and grid modernization.

Albemarle County today announced a realignment of our organizational structure. Effective May 1, 2018, Trevor Henry will assume the role of Assistant County Executive.

The administration of Governor Ralph Northam is urging the EPA to refrain from any regulatory revisions that would weaken the protections afforded in the existing federal Coal Combustion Residual Rule.

Not until coming to the United States did Keyri Lopez-Godoy begin to enjoy school. In El Salvador it had been just something she had to do, but after her parents brought her to the U.S. when she was eight years old, it was a requirement that she came to love, thanks to a litany of encouraging teachers.

It is true that making and distributing new clothing has a huge impact on the environment. Cotton production is beset by synthetic chemical inputs including pesticides, fertilizers and dyes, not to mention the setting aside of so many millions of acres of farmland that could be used to feed hungry mouths.

Shenandoah National Park will celebrate Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Activities will take place at Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6 Skyline Drive), Byrd Visitor Center (mile 51) and the Big Meadows Amphitheater (mile 51).

I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t want clean air and clean water. Protecting our environment is something we all desire. But there are grand ideas about refashioning (but damaging) our economy that offer theoretical benefits we may never see.
Our content is free to read, but we do have bills to pay. Pitch in and help us keep the community informed.