ABINGDON, Va. — Washington County schools are slated to resume a hybrid schedule Jan. 25.
EMORY, Va. — As the world witnesses turbulent civil unrest throughout the country, one local college is doing its part to pause and celebrate …
ABINGDON, Va. — Schools in Washington County are slated to remain on a virtual learning schedule through at least Friday.
ABINGDON, Va. — Teachers, health care workers and other designees lined up inside and outside the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center o…
BRISTOL, Va. — Air inside city schools should be cleaner and safer when classes resume next month, thanks to a $450,000 investment in purifica…
Carolyn R. Wilson is a freelance writer in Glade Spring, Virginia. Contact her at citydesk@bristolnews.com.
ABINGDON, Va. — Mary Beverly sipped a morning cup of coffee last week as she prepared to face a computer screen instead of her classroom of st…
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Come Monday, Smyth County students won’t be waiting on the bus.
EMORY, Va. — A shortage of substitute teachers due to the pandemic has prompted education students at Emory & Henry College students to he…
DAMASCUS, Va. — Two Holston High School teachers will be instrumental in helping to create a Wi-Fi hot spot in the community of Konnarock, Vir…
A fall course at Emory & Henry College took 18 first-year students on the road this semester learning about food in Southwest Virginia — o…
Pumpkins are a fun part of Halloween, and to combine the two, a local store owner is hosting a virtual pumpkin painting contest that is open t…
Smyth County students will be headed back to the classroom on Oct. 26, although those who wish can continue total virtual learning.
ABINGDON, Va. — Schools are now slated to open two weeks earlier than what was originally decided by the Washington County School Board.
Schools remain shuttered to students in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but on Monday, the School Board decided to reopen schools on Oct…
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. — Sarah M. Biggs, a reading teacher for first and second grades at High Point Elementary in Washington County, has been…
College rankings released this week by the U.S. News and World Report recognized Emory & Henry College in the liberal arts category, along…
EMORY, Va. — Emmett Tracy has been named dean of the new School of Business at Emory & Henry College.
After hearing from parents and teachers on the plan to return to in-person learning next month, Smyth County School Board voted Monday night t…
A community effort to help provide childcare for children of essential workers has finally come to fruition.
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After passionate pleas from parents and one of the board members, the Smyth County School Board voted 5-2 Monday night to send students back t…
ABINGDON, Va — First lady of Virginia Pamela Northam visited the garden at Miss Amy’s LLC child care center in Abingdon last week.
The aim of the Blue Ridge Discovery Center (BRDC), when it was first created in 2008, was to offer hands-on experiential learning for all ages…
A nature center neighboring Washington County has developed a curriculum for young learners in the wake of the pandemic.
As millions of Virginia students and educators begin an unprecedented school year altered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, First Lady Pamela …
Art and music possess the power to heal and express sentiments that words seem inadequate to convey. A longtime art educator wants to ensure t…
ABINGDON, Va. — Washington County is slated to use $787,205 to buy four ambulances with money coming from the federal CARES Act.
