
Investment initiates program as part of Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative
In rural Clarke County, students and residents face unique challenges that keep them from pursuing higher education or workforce credentials.

In rural Clarke County, students and residents face unique challenges that keep them from pursuing higher education or workforce credentials.

As legislators prepare for the special session to address gun violence on July 9, Democrats are saying that the greatest uncertainty is whether Republican Speaker Kirk Cox will even allow members of the House of Delegates to do their jobs.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after his amendment was adopted during consideration of H.R. 3055.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to enter into a performance agreement with Habitat for Humanity in support of the Southwood Mobile Home Park redevelopment.

College is meant to be a time for fun and socializing. However, in the process, most students accumulate debt before they realize what is happening. This places a burden on the individual once he or she graduates.

Mary Baldwin University has named Darren Jones its inaugural associate vice president of student engagement.

Key priorities for the Hampton Roads region were included in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, following nearly 20 hours of debate in the House Armed Services Committee.

Gov. Ralph Northam is recommending more than $4.9 million in Appalachian Regional Commission grants for 20 projects in the Appalachian Region, which encompasses 25 counties and eight independent cities in Southwest Virginia.

“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 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.
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