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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.
SHORE PERSPECTIVES: Jeri Winn Combines Affection for Animals with Concern for Their Welfare at ESRACF
To everything there is a season. Currently at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control Facility, cat and kitten season has them at full capacity and they are in dire need of our community to help by adopting a furry family member. This week Kelley visited with Jeri Winn, the new...
Dare commissioners to vote on moving up Buxton, Avon beach widening to 2026
With erosion occurring more rapidly than expected off Buxton, the Dare County Board of Commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday to shift the next beach renourishment project to 2026. Buxton’s stretch of beach took a beating this past fall and winter for offshore hurricanes and repeated nor’easters, including one of...
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