
State Water Control Board addresses Chesapeake Bay restoration, protection
The State Water Control Board addressed several issues at its most recent meeting, held last week including restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.

The State Water Control Board addressed several issues at its most recent meeting, held last week including restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.

Thanks to a generous gift from a longtime supporter, an old tradition will be new again at Bridgewater College in the fall of 2021: the Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band returns to campus.

A multistate coalition is challenging a new rule proposed by the Trump administration on its way out the door that would leave more than half of all wetlands and 20 percent of all streams without federal protections.

Only colleges and universities—large or small—with momentum are able to attract $1 million gifts. Bridgewater College is the most recent example.

Thirty seniors in a Bridgewater College entrepreneurship course want to form working partnerships with six small businesses or nonprofits in Harrisonburg and Rockingham and Augusta counties during the spring 2021 semester.

The National Park Service would like your input regarding the restoration of the Meadow Run watershed in the south district of Shenandoah National Park, northeast of Crimora.

The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County Service Authority and Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority will join for the sixth annual Imagine a Day Without Water national campaign to educate and inspire the community about the value of water in our everyday lives.

Hot water is essential to many businesses and households. There are some who have health conditions that require hot water to take a bath, while there are some who cannot stand the cold temperature of the water during cold season.

The Chesapeake Bay Program is soliciting public input on the draft Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan.

State Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Rockingham) and Del. Chris Runion (R-Weyers Cave) are partnering with the Virginia DMV to host a DMV Connect program at Arey Hall in Bridgewater Oct. 19-21.
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