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Award-winning Renée Elise Goldsberry opening at Virginia Tech’s Moss Center
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Tony and Grammy award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry will open Virginia Tech’s Moss Art Center’s 2024-2025 season on Friday, September 13, at 7:30 p.m. Goldsberry will open Moss’s season with her performance of Broadway Hits and American classics. She won a Tony and a Grammy for her groundbreaking role […]
Virginia Tech Athletics announces launch of new text alerts
BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Athletics is thrilled to announce its partnership with Vozzi, a leading SMS service provider, to launch a brand-new text alerts program designed to bring Hokies fans closer to the action than ever before. This exciting collaboration allows us to deliver personalized, timely and engaging content...
Lane Stadium Ranks Top 5 Toughest Places to Play
Montgomery County, VA – Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech was recently ranked as one of the top five toughest stadiums to play in college football by Bruce Feldman in The Athletic article “What is college football’s toughest stadium to play in?”. The Athletic, the sports journalism department of the New York Times, stated that “Lane Stadium comes alive like no other venue” and the stadium can be “ominous”.
Football Friday 2024 - Games to watch for week 1
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The excitement of a new high school football season is upon us, and ABC13's Football Friday will have the best highlights every Friday night this fall at 11:15pm. Here's some of the matchup's to watch, from ABC13 Sports Director Dave Walls:. Salem @ L.C.A. (Game...
Sweet Briar College bans transgender women from admission
Sweet Briar College said that "women" must be interpreted in accord with the intent of its founding documents, which understood women in biological terms, not according to current gender-identity ideas.
Volleyball Set for Opening Weekend
The Knights will kickoff their 2024 season in Blacksburg, Virginia against Virginia Tech on Aug. 31. Followed by a trip to North Carolina for a matchup against Charlotte on Sept. 1. The last matchup between the Knights and Hokies was in 1993 when UCF came away with a 3-0 win.
Danville unemployment hits two-year high at 6.2%, highest in Virginia
DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Unemployment rates in Danville are the highest they've been since August 2021 at 6.2 percent, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. They also reported that the unemployment rate is the highest in the Commonwealth. Ed Preston, the center coordinator for Virginia Career Works, says major...
One dead, one airlifted with critical injuries after rollover crash on Botetourt Road
BOTETOURT, Va. (WFXR) – On Monday, August 26, the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department responded to a deadly crash on Botetourt Road. Fire officials say Medic 5 crews responded to an accident on the 6600 block of Botetourt Road after receiving an iPhone alert notification. On the scene, two people were found trapped inside a car that had flipped over.
Roanoke City announces revised trash collection schedule for Labor Day week
Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke City has announced office closures and a revised schedule for waste collection due to the upcoming Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2, 2024. This adjustment will affect the collection of trash, bulk items, brush, and B-WEEK single-stream recycling. Residents who typically have their waste...
Kindness at Chatham High School
Kindness is alive and well at our school. “Kindness is important because it shows you care about people,” Jaden Breedlove , senior, said. “My English teacher Mr.Farr has showed me kindness. I also show people kindness at all times. I think some people have problems showing kindness because people are hateful.”
Mount Women’s Soccer Honors Seniors, Face Challenge Against Radford
MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2-1) vs. RADFORD (3-1) August 31, 2024 | 1 p.m. EMMITSBURG, Md. (August 30, 2024) – Mount St. Mary's women's soccer hosts two-time defending Big South champion Radford in their fourth official game of the season Saturday. Prior to the match kickoff, the team will honor...
Wythe County: Logistics company plans expansion of Virginia warehouse with $575K investment
Camrett Logistics, a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) company headquartered in the town of Wytheville, will invest $575,000 to expand its warehouse in Wythe County. The expansion, which will allow the company to better serve local manufacturers in Wythe County, will create 10 new jobs. “This expansion will help Camrett Logistics...
Why Virginia may never host the Summer Olympics
Virginia will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics within the next 30 years.Why it matters: Listen, we know that Richmond wouldn't have an Olympic stadium (or even a pro football team, for that matter), but scorching temperatures affect the health of athletes and attendees — Olympic or not.The big picture: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data found that in 2050, 60% of the world will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) above 82°F in the usual time period of the Summer Olympics.That's the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat...
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