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Average Gas Prices Down Across the Southside and Virginia
Average gas prices across Virginia dropped by seven cents this week to $3.22 a gallon, while the average price of gas across the country is down six cents to $3.35 a gallon, according to AAA. The average price of gas in Danville fell by nine cents to $3.04, while the...
Pinpoint Weather: Increasing heat and humidity this week
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Stay cool and hydrated! Hot and muggy conditions will impact Southwest and Central Virginia through the middle of the week. High pressure will keep the region mostly dry, but a warming trend will occur over the next few days. For Monday, morning temperatures will start in the 50s and 60s. A few […]
Clear and calm tonight; a toasty start to next week
Sunday evening looks great for last-minute outdoor plans: temps in the 80s/70s under mostly sunny skies. The sun setting won’t change much as we continue to see mostly clear skies for the remainder of tonight. Temps will also continue to cool further down as they drop into the 60s. Monday shouldn’t see any troubles in […]
One Person Injured in Shooting on Route 58 in Halifax County
One man was injured during a shooting on Route 58 in Halifax County on Friday night. According to The Gazette-Virginian, a 59-year-old man was injured during a shooting on Friday night that involved two vehicles. The shooting happened at around 9:30 pm and happened after an altercation that occurred between...
Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land served as status symbols. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to tobacco grower John Custis IV, who also served in the colonial legislature. His garden has long intrigued historians. But the dig also focuses on learning more about the enslaved gardeners. The excavation is being conducted by Colonial Williamsburg. It's a living history museum that now owns the property in the former colonial capital.
Mobile units arrive at Prince Edward Elementary School
The renovation process at Prince Edward Elementary took another step forward on Wednesday, Aug. 21, as the mobile classrooms arrived on campus. It turns out the tropical storm and other weather in recent weeks only delayed the project by a few days, as the trucks showed up in a mini-parade of sorts. “This is an […] The post Mobile units arrive at Prince Edward Elementary School appeared first on Farmville.
Hampden-Sydney football picked fourth in ODAC preseason poll
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) has been picked fourth in the 2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Preseason Poll. The Tigers garnered 31 points, including one first-place vote, among the eight schools. H-SC finished last season with a final record of 6-4 overall, including 4-3 in the ODAC for fourth place. Randolph-Macon was picked first with 48 […] The post Hampden-Sydney football picked fourth in ODAC preseason poll appeared first on Farmville.
BGB Porsche Wins At VIR After RS1 Porsche Shines Early
ALTON, Va. — Round 8 of the 2024 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge was a tale of two races for the Grand Sport (GS) class. The opening act of Saturday’s Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix was all about RS1’s No. 28 Porsche 718 GT4 RS Clubsport, as Motul Pole winner Stevan McAleer showed a clean pair of heels – make that a clean rear diffuser – to the field. But when a full-course yellow halfway through the two-hour race interrupted matters amid a round of pit stops and driver exchanges, the No. 38 BGB Motorsports Porsche emerged in the lead, with Spencer Pumpelly having taken over from Thomas Collingwood. Although Trent Hindman matched teammate McAleer’s earlier form in the No. 28, Pumpelly never left a glimmer of an opening over the closing hour and came home 0.373 seconds clear of Hindman to win the race.
Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: VDOT schedule for Aug. 26-30
VDOT has updated its schedule for road work in the Lynchburg District in the coming week. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org. Note that crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are not limited to bridge & guardrail...
Actress Halle Berry, Sen. Capito bring ‘Girls Rise Up’ program to Piedmont Elementary, host Roundtable at Kanawha Public Library
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Hollywood superstar Halle Berry, last week, joined U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to host a “Girls Rise Up” event at Charleston’s Piedmont Elementary School. The purpose of both the event, and the program, is to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. While...
Manchin announces $400,000 EPA allocation to extend Pickaway waterline
UNION, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) – member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – on Wednesday, announced an allocation of $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the Pickaway waterline, expanding access to clean, reliable drinking water for residents of Union. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
Students express frustration with FAFSA changes
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Students are expressing their frustration after changes came to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). "You're trying to plan your year out, your classes, trying to buy your textbooks, trying to buy the supplies you need and get everything ready to move in and you're packing and you're not even knowing if you're going," said University of Lynchburg Sophomore Alexis Ranae.
Milla Syska's 90th Minute Goal Forces 2-2 Draw with Longwood
Cullowhee, N.C. – Milla Syska collected her second goal of the young 2024 season in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon, scoring the game-tying goal inside the 90th minute to secure a 2-2 draw with the visiting Longwood Lancers at the Catamount Athletics Complex. WCU has experienced every outcome possible...
New additions coming to National D-Day Memorial to continue sharing stories of our heroes
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - If you visited the National D-Day Memorial Sunday, you saw a large object covered with a brown tarp that stores thousands of stories from WWII. It’s one of several new attractions coming to the D-Day memorial in an expansion President and CEO of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation April Cheek-Messier calls “Phase One.”
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