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Va. education board adopts new school accreditation regulations
After a years-long input process, the Virginia Board of Education approved its newly designed Standards of Accreditation regulations on Thursday. These regulations simplify how schools are rated and allow the state to separate accountability from accreditation. A final vote on the accountability system is expected at next month’s board meeting. The accountability system includes Virginia’s […]
Gold, Light Blue, Royal Blue win senior softball crowns
Below are final regular-season standings and rosters of the championship teams in the Northern Virginia Senior Softball League for the 2024 spring and summer season. Games in the three conferences were played at various venues throughout Northern Virginia. Playoffs follow the regular season. The three conference regular-season champions were the...
Elliott on Tyree: ‘Fastest I’ve ever been around’
There’s a reason that Virginia’s newest offensive threat, Chris Tyree, is nicknamed “The Jet.”. The former 5-star recruit out of Chester’s Thomas Dale High School couldn’t go with “The Rocket” during his four years as a standout at Notre Dame. That moniker was already taken by Rocket Ismail. Tyree, who has returned to his home state to finish his college football career, is f-a-s-s-s-t.
‘Act of God:’ Family of Virginia teen killed in Myrtle Beach hopeful for arrest
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Less than an hour before his life ended overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Jakolbi Taylor and several of his friends cut a brief TikTok video, dancing in sync and laughing. The 16-year-old scored 43 points for the Virginia Warriors during an AAU basketball tournament game earlier in the day — another […]
Town of Elkton holds grand opening for new Downtown Marketplace
ELKTON, Va. (WHSV)—Dozens attended the unveiling of Elkton’s new Downtown Marketplace Friday Evening. Many locals and project donors attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The project was over 30 years in the making in the historic area dubbed ‘Lawn Party Hill,’ but it wasn’t until 2021 that the old owners were willing to sell the land to the town. The town was recently awarded a $155,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation for its Downtown Marketplace project.
Clatterbuck exits Madison Planning and Zoning after short tenure
Former P&Z admin heading back to Page County to assume former position. Disappointed. Shocked. That’s a few of the comments expressed by Madison County Planning Commissioners Thursday morning when learning county planning and zoning administrator Tracy Clatterbuck no longer worked for the county. Clatterbuck came to Madison from Page...
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