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Averett University aims to recover from shock financial losses
Averett University (AU) employees are experiencing a temporary reduction in pay this summer as a result of financial mismanagement, according to campus officials. The problem was first discovered during a quarterly financial review. At that time, AU President Tiffany Franks discovered figures not in alignment with the university’s expectations, according to Associate Vice President of University Marketing and Communications Cassie Jones.
Data comes in for summer school
One of the concerns Prince Edward, and a majority of other school districts, faced during the year involved chronic absenteeism. How do you help students improve when they’re not in class? And while some of those absences were due to a lack of transportation or sickness, others simply didn’t want to come to class. If […] The post Data comes in for summer school appeared first on Farmville.
Two juveniles arrested after Roanoke golf club shooting
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Two juveniles were arrested with charges pending after a shooting at Countryside Golf Club Sunday, July 21. Roanoke Police Department responded at 11:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting at Countryside Golf Club. No injuries were reported, and there is no danger to the public, according...
Friends of Evans Spring host forum for city council candidates
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Friends of Evans Spring group hosted a forum at Williams Memorial Baptist Church for the seven at-large candidates for Roanoke City Council on Saturday, July 20. Evans Spring refers to the 150 acres of land in Roanoke that stands as the largest undeveloped property...
Youth pack in 3 days of fun at RWVFD Kids Camp
The Roanoke Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department’s Kid’s Camp offered a diverse range of activities. Youth met with Northampton County EMS personnel, saw the East Care helicopter, interacted with wildlife from Newell Farm, and watched demonstrations on the ladder trucks from the RWVFD and Warrenton Rural Fire Departments. And this was just the beginning of the three-day camp.
One man dead after single-vehicle crash in Bath County
BATH COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a deadly, single-vehicle crash which happened on Saturday just before 9:30 p.m. Investigators said a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was traveling east of Route 39 in Bath County, then the truck ran off the roadway and hit a tree. The...
Boil water notice issued for Radford residents
RADFORD, Va. – A boil water notice has been issued for Radford residents as the city works on repairing a water main break, we’re told. 10 News has learned that due to a water main break near Oakland Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Second Street Radford residents West of Wadsworth Street and those who are also experiencing low water pressure or loss of water have been given a boil water notice.
No injuries reported after plane crash in Rural Retreat
RURAL RETREAT, Va. (WDBJ) - No injuries were reported after a small-plane crash, according to Mountain Empire Airport. The pilot of a 1978 Cessna plane crashed near Mountain Empire Airport Sunday, July 21 between 9:55 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., according to airport officials. Airport officials say the pilot was the...
Body found in North Fork River sparks investigation in Montgomery County
ELLISTON, Va. (WSET) — An investigation is underway in Montgomery County after a body was found in the North Fork River in Elliston on Saturday. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue and Elliston Fire Department responded just after 4 p.m. to reports of a body in the river in the area of Cannery Road.
Virginia Tech men's basketball receives an extremely disappointing offseason grade
Following each season in college sports, the transfer portal is getting bigger and bigger. We see it in football and basketball big time. This spring, Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Mike Young had a spring season he won't forget for a while. Shortly after his Hokies were eliminated from the...
Buena Vista K9 officer receives protective vest donation
BUENA VISTA, Va. (WSET) — One local K9 officer will be better-protected thanks to a donation of body armor. Buena Vista Police Department's K9 Hans received a bullet- and stab-protective vest from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a non-profit organization. The vest was sponsored by the Nancy Allison Perkins Foundation of Flossmoor, Illinois, and is embroidered with the words, "Honoring those who served and sacrificed."
Meet some of the world's cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
Companies are working to fill the organ shortage by engineering pigs to be more humanlike in hopes of xenotransplant clinical trials. See where those pigs are raised. (AP video/Shelby Lum) BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on this special research farm in the Blue Ridge mountains – behind locked gates, where entry requires washing down your vehicle, swapping your clothes for medical scrubs and stepping into tubs of disinfectant to clean your boots between each air-conditioned barn. “These are precious animals,” said David Ayares of Revivicor Inc., who spent decades learning to clone pigs with just the right genetic changes to allow those first audacious experiments.
Portsmouth restaurant challenges Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio, citing casino exemptions
A Portsmouth restaurant filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio requirements that it argues are outdated and unfair for mixed beverage licensees — especially as the state recently welcomed casinos and exempted the gaming centers from such rules. Regulations from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority stipulate that a minimum 45% of the total gross sales must be ...
Kaine addresses Biden's health, 'podunk paper' at Staunton election office opening
STAUNTON – The Democratic Party of Virginia opened a new headquarters in downtown Staunton on Saturday. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was one of several speakers at the opening, addressing President Joe Biden's health and calls for Biden to resign as the party's presidential nominee. Kaine also criticized his opponent in the Virginia senatorial race, Republican Hung Cao. ...
Madison Heights Town Center set to bring homes, shops, and park within the next year
AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Madison Heights Town Center could be opening soon!. The 160-acre project may not look like much right now, but soon that will change. "All the things that people want to do, you can do it in one place," developer Sam Patel said. Patel said...
Wythe County community mourns loss of county’s first paramedic
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WFXR)– The Wytheville and Wythe County communities are mourning the loss of Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department lifelong member and safety officer Donnie Widner. The fire department says Widner was a member of the Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department, the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, a Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services member, and an Honorary Member […]
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