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Suspect smashes Exxon window in Pittsylvania Co. cigarette heist: Officials
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office is investigating a breaking and entering that took place on August 2. The incident happened just after 4 a.m. at the Exxon gas station located at 5912 S Highway 29 in Blairs. The suspect made their way into the...
Convocation to Kick Off New Academic Year at Washington and Lee
The W&L community is invited to celebrate a new academic year with Convocation on the Front Lawn at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. Dinner will follow on Cannan Green. This event is a great opportunity to meet the first-year undergraduate and law students, as well as to welcome seniors and third-year law students back for their final year.
In Alexandria, residents mourn the 1899 lynching of a Black teen — and vow to protect teaching about race
Alexandria residents gathered Thursday night to mark the 125th anniversary of the lynching of Benjamin Thomas, a Black teenager killed by a white mob in 1899 after his seven year-old neighbor falsely claimed he had attempted to assault her. The event was hosted by the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, a...
Lynchburg City Schools release updated cell phone policy
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lynchburg City Schools has released its updated cell phone policy for the upcoming school year. Elementary and middle school students must keep their phones and other electronics turned off and out of sight at all times. Parents and guardians can contact their children using the school’s main office.
Area ag-related businesses eligible for SBA drought disaster loans
WASHINGTON, DC (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought that began on July 16. The specific primary counties, along with the adjacent localities, makes our entire Charlottesville area eligible. These loans are not available to the actual farmer or rancher, but are for aquacultural producers and nursery operators.
‘It was all on me. It shouldn’t be this way.’: Northern Virginia mother warns of teens being targeted on Discord
Editor’s Note: This article discusses suicide and might not be suitable for all audiences. If you or a loved one are in crisis or looking for help, you can speak with a trained listener by calling the suicide hotline at 988 or texting ‘Hello’ to 741741. VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — One senator is pushing […]
Yellowstone visitor at Old Faithful charged with stealing park truck, drunk driving, property destruction
CASPER, Wyo. — A Virginia man was charged with numerous offenses in Yellowstone National Park last weekend. According to federal court records, Alan Bowling, born in 1967, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Mammoth on Monday and will appear in federal court in Cheyenne on Tuesday. He is charged with theft of a tow truck, drunk driving, property destruction and a handful of other misdemeanors, collectively punishable by up to four and a half years in prison.
Virginia Designates Additional Aid for At-Risk Students
As Virginia schools reopen for a new school year, most of those serving low-income students or those identified as “at-risk” will receive $371.3 million in additional funding over the next two school years, according to the state budget. Lawmakers redirected approximately $650 million each year and added around $180 million yearly to develop the at-risk […]
Franklin County NAACP requesting town council for a new future memorial site
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Franklin County NAACP has formally requested moving the proposed location of a monument honoring 70 local men who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. The request comes after weeks of statements and a community meeting to discuss what the...
W&L Outcomes: Jack Maloy ’24
Following graduation, I will depart the U.S. in September for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. While at home, I will focus on enjoying time in nature with my friends and family, practicing my German and preparing for the upcoming adventure. Following my time abroad, I plan to enter the geology field, working on subsurface reservoir characterization and storage.
VMI Football featured in SoCon, Nexstar finale
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference announced its 2024 Nexstar lineup on Tuesday, with VMI being featured in its regular-season finale at home against ETSU on November 23. The game has officially been announced as a noon kickoff against the Bucs at Foster Stadium. Seven SoCon squads will make at...
Summer Experience: Ben Wood ’26L
Ben Wood ’26L is a second-year law student at Washington and Lee and is originally from Savannah, GA. He is an active member of the W&L community, serving as a German Law Journal Junior Editor and the President of the Business Law Society, among other things. This past summer he interned at the D.C. Superior Court for the Honorable Heidi Pasichow, while participating in a Law Fellowship for The Fund for American Studies. After law school, he plans on starting his legal career doing corporate transactional work at a law firm.
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