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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...
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...
Sinkland Farms to Host 2nd Annual Wine Festival
Sinkland Farms will host its 2nd Annual Wine Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22 from 11am-5pm, with wine tastings from Virginia wineries and the local distillery J.H. Bards. Sinkland Farms Wine Festival will be the weekend before the Pumpkin Festival, and include a 5-acre corn maze, farm animals and kids zone activities.
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”.
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.
Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery receives excellency award
DUBLIN, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery has won an award for how well they keep up their cemetery. “It is the operational excellence award, and it is a very prestigious award so we are all gathered here today, unlike some occasions where we are here to mourn and be here for Memorial Day, this is a celebration,” said Jason Ballard, Virginia delegate.
Report attributes Mountain Valley Pipeline test failure to manufacturer defect
A third-party report commissioned by Mountain Valley Pipeline developers has found the cause of a test failure in May was due to a manufacturer defect and not corrosion issues, a concern environmental advocates have continuously raised about the project that took about a decade to complete before coming online earlier this year. The report, from […]
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...
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.
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.”
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