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Pinpoint Weather: Hot and humid start to the week
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Prepare for the heat and humidity. Hot and humid conditions are expected across Southwest and Central Virginia for the beginning of the week. Monday will start with morning temperatures in the 60s and lower 70s. Expect temperatures to rise into the 90s during the afternoon under mostly to partly sunny skies. A […]
Volvo Trucks Awarded $208M Grant
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union jobs, and create 295 new jobs in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In Virginia, it will support electric heavy-duty vehicle production at Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) truck manufacturing facility by creating a mixed model assembly line. Warner and Kaine wrote a letter in support of Mack and Volvo Trucks’ application earlier this year.
Virginia Children’s Book Festival sets this year’s author lineup
Bad Kitty. The Girl Who Drank The Moon. Judy Moody. Klawde the Evil Alien Warlord Cat. These characters and many more will be in Farmville this October as part of the 11th annual Virginia Children’s Book Festival, held yearly on the campus of Longwood University. The Virginia Children’s Book Festival has announced its 2024 author […] The post Virginia Children’s Book Festival sets this year’s author lineup appeared first on Farmville.
Institute Looking to Add Fifteen Members to REACH Program
(Danville, VA) – Coming on the heels of an announcement by Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine that Virginia would be receive nearly $2 million dollars in funding for Public Health AmeriCorps programs last week, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research has allocated their portion of the grant to expanding membership in the Regional Engagement to Advance Community Health (REACH) AmeriCorps program.
VIDEO: 2026 WR Dyzier Carter at UA Next Future 50
BRADENTON, Fla . — Watch Woodberry Forest (Va.) 2026 wide receiver Dyzier Carter at the UA Next Future 50. Carter, who stands 6-foot and weighs 180 pounds and holds a Miami offer, is considered a four-star prospect and 12th-best wide receiver in the class according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
New Life: Bedford County Fair Resurrected
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) — County fairs are a Virginia tradition, and this is the start of the county fair season in the Commonwealth. This is a special fair season in Bedford County. Its county fair is being resurrected. For the first time since 2019, there will be a Bedford County Fair. Problems with a venue […]
Inorganic Ventures acquires PURE Analytical Laboratories
IV Labs Inc, the parent company of Inorganic Ventures, has acquired PURE Analytical Laboratories in a move to produce materials with higher purities than currently available and to create new, high-purity materials for emerging applications from renewable energy to consumer safety. PURE, of Feasterville, Pennsylvania, is one of the few...
Near-record temperatures to start the work week with sunny morning skies and stray showers
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Sunshine will be warming us back up for the first few days of the week, with highs climbing back to the upper 90s. The afternoon highs could be around 100 degrees, but we may also see a few showers or storms outside too. We'll still take some more rain if we can get it!
Marshall Tinsley claims CVIGT championship at Winton
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Trailing by one stroke heading into Sunday's final round of the Central Virginia Invitational Golf Tournament, Amherst's Marshall Tinsley turned up the heat on an already sweltering course. Tinsley shot a blistering seven-under par 64 on Sunday, claiming the 2024 CVIGT finals by two strokes...
Former Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma stars again in Las Vegas Summer League
After a strong showing in the Utah Summer League last week for the Philadelphia 76ers, former Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma picked up in Las Vegas where he left off in Utah. In Philadelphia's first game in the Las Vegas Summer League Saturday, Kulma had another strong game for the...
Virginia Tech baseball has a number of players hoping to hear name called at MLB Draft
All-Star Weekend is well underway in Arlington, Texas, ahead of the upcoming All-Star Game and all of the festivities surrounding the mid-summer event. The Home Run Derby will be Monday night at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, with the mid-summer classic Tuesday night. Before all of that...
Athlon Sports predicts Virginia Tech 2024 bowl destination
Going into the 2024 college football season, the playoff expands to 12 teams and it gives more teams the dream of making the CFP. Hopes are high in Blacksburg that Virginia Tech could make a run for an at-large bid to the 12-team field, however, it might take 11 wins for that to happen. The Hokies schedule this fall is doable in terms of trying to reach 11 wins, but some obstacles will be tough.
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