Billy Napier jokes that he learned how to ride a bike on a football field with his dad, Bill Napier, right there beside him.
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On April 29, a one-time doctor at Smyth County Community Hospital was arraigned on seven federal indictments related to an alleged sexual relationship he had with an underage female co-worker.
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Tuesday, Hunter Trivette was honored as one of Virginia’s Regional Teachers of the Year as the Commonwealth named its Teacher of the Year from among those finalists.
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On April 25, a building familiar to many people burned. The building, most commonly associated with its stint as a Bob Evans restaurant, was destroyed. Helping Wytheville firefighters battle the blaze was a crew from Marion Fire-EMS.
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The Hokies will face South Alabama on Friday in a regional in Baton Rouge.
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The Hokies will learn Sunday whether or not they get to host an NCAA regional.
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Bree Carrico and Emma Mazzarone combined on the shutout, while Tech hit four homers.
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There has been no explanations provided after a pilot was escorted off a plane in Charlottesville leaving passengers headed to Atlanta stranded for hours last month.
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The increases come from Dominion's multi-year grid modernization project and from the cost of staying plugged into a 13-state regional electric grid that helps the utility meet growing power demand.
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Dominion Energy is planning to spend $1.1 billion on the next phase of a multi-year push to reduce the number of power outages and to update its grid for higher demand.
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Virginia basketball will play at Maryland on Nov. 13, The Daily Progress has learned through an open records request.
Virginia basketball has retained all of its players from the 2025-26 team who have eligibility remaining for the 2026-27 season. But there are still roster spots to fill through the transfer portal. This page will serve as a way for The Daily Progress to track all of the Cavaliers' roster moves in one spot.
Jeremiah Harrison left high school with a chip on his shoulder.
Virginia basketball picked up a transfer commitment from former Saint Louis forward Kalu Anya on Wednesday, sources confirmed to The Daily Progress.
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