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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.
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.
Youngkin administration issues draft of cell phone-free policies for schools
Virginia is moving closer to restricting cell phone use in schools after the Virginia Department of Education published a draft of its “cell phone-free” guidelines on Thursday after a series of public input events. The draft defines “cell phone-free” education as “bell-to-bell,” meaning phones should be turned off...
Election 2024: Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman to debate on Oct. 2 at UMW
The University of Mary Washington will host a public political debate between candidates for Virginia’s Seventh District congressional seat on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. Derrick Anderson, a Republican, and Eugene Vindman, a Democrat, will face off in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. The debate is hosted...
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 […]
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...
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