Virginia Tech announced Thursday it received its largest donation ever through a $75 million pledge that will see most of it go to athletics and a sizeable portion directed to the Honors College.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
On Tuesday, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors elected members Jim Miller and Nancy Dye as its next rector and vice rector, less than a week after Gov. Abigail Spanberger removed former Rector John Rocovich from the board.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
The university’s Board of Visitors will consider a proposal during its upcoming meeting on June 1-2 to create Hokie Ventures, LLC.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
Gov. Abigail Spanberger named four appointees to the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors ahead of their July start dates, allowing them to take part in the search for the university’s next president.
- MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gov. Abigail Spanberger sent an unmistakable message to colleges and universities with the appointment of former VMI Superintendent Cedric Wins and former UVa Rector Robert Hardie to a higher education advisory panel.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
The Trump administration is considering Virginia Tech to replace “woke” Ivy League schools in educating senior military officers.
- ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi blamed the Youngkin administration for making especially partisan nominations in an effort to "whitewash history, bully college leaders and target students."
Craig Kent is countersuing the law firms suing him over his scandal-ridden tenure as CEO of UVa Health. Kent claims the firms have defamed him, costing him millions.
Wytheville Community College is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Service Awards Program.
The Wytheville Training School Cultural Center welcomed acclaimed historian Ben Jackson on Saturday, Nov. 8, for a remarkable presentation that shed new light on a rarely discussed yet deeply human aspect of American history: the fingerprints left in bricks made by enslaved people.
Wytheville Community College is pleased to announce that William “Bill” Dixon, Jr. was named the recipient of the 2025 WCC Administrative Professional Faculty Emeritus award.
The Wytheville Community College Choir will present the concert, “Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child,” on two dates in December. The first concert will be held on Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Hillsville. The second performance will be held on Tuesd…
The big news this week is the opening of a new library in Wythe County. The new Fort Chiswell Public Library will hold an open house on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The new library joins the Wythe County Public Library in Wytheville and the Rural Retreat Public Library in (where else?) Rural Retreat.
A Lynchburg judge on Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order to the family of Logan Thomas, leaving his oldest two stepsons sidelined still.
“This is a great example of what RPS does for communities," said school board member Matthew Percival. "It’s not just about the schools, it’s about being the glue in the communities."
The talented 45-member Wytheville Community College choir will perform their concert, “Holiday Journeys,” on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 225 Fulcher Street, in Hillsville.
Open Door Community recently announced it has been granted one of PepsiCo Foundation’s 2024 Community Impact Awards.
Veteran Barter Theatre actor John Hardy is bringing his one-man adaptation of A Christmas Carol to the Millwald Theatre in Wytheville on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The George Wythe girls cross country team finished third at the Class 1 State Championship Meet held on the Virginia Tech campus on Saturday, Nov. 16.
Wytheville Community College is proud to announce the graduation of its latest cohort of welding students at Bland Correctional Center. This groundbreaking program, which aims to equip incarcerated individuals with valuable skills, marks a significant milestone in both their personal develop…
Come join us at the Wythe County Public Library on Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. for Patrons Giving Afternoon. Bring a finger food to share. This is something new. Call 276-228-4951 for further information.
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Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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Orange County warns residents about email scams impersonating county staff, urges verification of charges, and provides tips and contacts to avoid fraud.
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Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
Wythe County Superintendent Wes Poole told the crowd gathered at the Nov. 14 School Board meeting that his door is always open if anyone wants to speak to him about school-related issues.
Editor's note: This collection was first published in August 2019.
Richmond School Board Member Jonathan Young speaks about the newly released report on the Huguenot High School graduation shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
State Superintendent Lisa Coons speaks Nov. 30 about the resources available to counter chronic absenteeism and make sure kids get to school.
In seeking to protect students from books, the protagonists of these bans are missing the big picture: The ugly reality these students inhabit.
It has been nearly a year since the Nov. 13 tragedy that took three lives.