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Randolph College welcomes record-breaking class for 2024-25 academic year
Randolph College will welcome a record-breaking class for the 2024-25 academic year. The first-year class is estimated to be the largest on record at 274 students—a 37% increase over last year. In addition, the total new students (which includes first-year and transfer students) totals 307, also the largest on record and a 35% increase over last year.
Pinpoint Weather: Late-week showers and storms
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Increasing rain chances are anticipated across Southwest and Central Virginia on Friday as a cold front approaches from the west. The potential for showers and storms will continue throughout the weekend. While some morning mountain rain showers and storms are possible, there is a slightly greater chance for scattered showers and […]
Youngkin wants comprehensive support for people leaving prison
About 10,000 people will be released from state prisons and jails this year, and Governor Glenn Youngkin worries that one in five will end up back behind bars within the next three years. “Across the country and here in Virginia we see surprisingly, disappointingly, shockingly high recidivism rates." he told...
UVA Health is working to increase quality health care in rural Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is partnering with other health care systems to help those in rural areas. UVA Health has a decade long partnership with Mountain Empire Older Citizens which works to provide cancer in support of Southwest Virginia. With both organizations working together, they have been able...
With deadline looming, Virginia leaders reflect on what’s next for Chesapeake Bay Agreement
A decade ago, states around the Chesapeake Bay signed an ambitious agreement to restore and protect the nation’s largest estuary. The 2014 agreement outlined dozens of outcomes leaders hoped to achieve by 2025 – many of which the bay partners now agree won’t happen in time. What...
Lynchburg Welcomes New Additions to Athletic Communications Staff
Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg athletic department is excited to welcome new faces to the athletic communications staff. The athletic department introduces Ely Shilling (Director of Athletic Communications), Micah Adams (Director of Digital Media) and Joseph Brennan (Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant) as new additions to the Lynchburg sports community, while welcoming back Caroline Gerke and Joshua Smith.
Hollywood Buck killer prohibited from getting a hunter’s license in Virginia for 25 years
The killer of Richmond's beloved "Hollywood Buck" has plead guilty to multiple charges related to the act, as well as others in connection to the illegal killings of other deer.
AYS Football joins Seminole District League
Beginning this season, the Appomattox Youth Sports (AYS) football program will participate in the Seminole District Youth Football League. AYS Football Commissioner Buck Glover said that Appomattox, previously, a member of the Central Virginia Youth Football League, made the switch in order to expand their competition with an opportunity to play against more teams. The move was approved earlier this year during a public AYS Board meeting at the Appomattox Community Center.
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