LEBANON, Va. — When four Lebanon High School students were recently summoned to the principal’s office during second period, they weren’t sure what was going on.
The screeching sounds of an owl at night, the rattling sounds of a belted kingfisher and the shrill shrieks of a red fox. Even on a college campus, you can find examples of the natural world.
Nearly 60 students from Holston High School spent the morning last Friday participating in a service day for the town of Damascus.
As the New Year approaches, the Smyth County School Board is looking toward the 2022-23 budget with priorities set and discussion planned.
With a shortage of truck drivers reaching an all-time high throughout the country, a local community college is seeing an uptick in people who want to get behind the wheel of a big rig.
Instead of opening books and notebooks, students in a horticulture course reached for scissors and stems of fresh flowers to try their artistic hands at creating floral arrangements.
More than 500 students at a Washington County, Virginia, elementary school will have board games to put under their Christmas trees this holiday.
Instead of opening books and notebooks, students in a horticulture course reached for scissors and stems of fresh flowers to try their artistic hands at creating floral arrangements.
More than 500 students at a Washington County, Virginia, elementary school will have board games to put under their Christmas trees this holiday.
A lieutenant naval officer who made a virtual appearance at her high school alma mater last week encouraged students to “find a veteran and thank them for their sacrifices.”
Starting today, construction is slated to begin on the new Advanced Technology and Workforce Development Center at Virginia Highlands Community College.
It’s exciting to hear the news this week that Virginia Highlands Community college is breaking ground for a new building.
ABINGDON, Va. — For the first time in nearly 10 years, the curtain is rising on a group of theater students at Abingdon High School — and the teacher who is leading them to a statewide spotlight.
Emory & Henry College grabbed for the future while reaching into the past Friday, announcing a new home for the School of Business at Carriger Hall, a former dorm.
Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) is teaming up with Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment to host the upcoming NatSci+Ag Expo on Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ballad Health has invested $10 million to create the Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement at East Tennessee State University, the health system announced Monday.
Emory & Henry College civic innovation professor and Emory, Virginia, resident Dr. Tal Stanley is featured in the new PBS documentary, “The Story of the New River.” The documentary premiered Thursday at 7 p.m. on Blue Ridge PBS.
Emory & Henry College announced it has partnered with William King Museum of Art with an official signing Thursday, Oct. 21.
ABINGDON, Va. — A group of Washington County students are getting a rock-solid education while contributing to the landscape of their school.
The Smyth County School Board has approved incentive awards for employees beginning in November.
Area school officials report trouble finding teachers and substitute teachers, cafeteria staff, and custodians, but their biggest struggle comes in finding bus drivers and substitute drivers.
Agricultural research in Southwest Virginia by Emory & Henry College is among the recipients of grants announced recently by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.
Virginia’s First Lady Pamela Northam came to Atkins Elementary School on Monday morning to make a special announcement.
When public schools across the country opened to a new school year, administrators knew they would face challenging issues, but many likely didn’t realize that a bus driver shortage would complicate things.
A decrease in passing rates in Southwest Virginia for the state’s Standards of Learning tests reflect how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged students and schools, local education officials said Friday.