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Virginia Tech vs Vanderbilt: Hokies Remain Double-Digit Favorite One Week Before the Season Opener
College football is officially back today. The season is going to kick off with a huge ACC matchup between Georgia Tech and Florida State, but most of the progr
People come to celebrate the life of Virginia Beach firefighter
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — People came to Pups and Pints in Virginia Beach to remember the life of Virginia Beach firefighter, Matt Gallina, who passed away from cancer. Friends and family spoke about how great Gallina was and how he will be missed. People were asked to wear baseball jerseys, something that Gallina loved. […]
Countdown to Kickoff 2024: 6 Days
Old Dominion transfer LaMareon James brings a big boost to the TCU secondary 6 | CB LaMareon James TCU brought in a large group of newcomers in 2024 to help bolter a defensive backfield that was losing star Josh Newton to the NFL, with a key addition being Old Dominion transfer cornerback LaMareon James. The Norfolk, Virginia native had a standout 2023 with the Monarchs, earning Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt with 59 tackles, 10 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and an interception returned for a touchdown. Also serving as the ODU return specialist, James earned All-Conference honors as a kick...
New Army Training Facility for NATO Soldiers
AUGUST 24, 2024 – Supreme Allied Commander Transformation French Air Force Gen. Philippe Lavigne opened a new Army Combat Fitness Test facility at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Aug. 22. Cutting the ribbon alongside Lavigne were U.S. Army Lt. Col. Natalie Meng, Greg...
Council to hear new logistics center proposal
The Windsor Town Council will be holding a work session Tuesday, Aug. 27, in response to a request from the developer of the Tidewater Logistics Center warehouse project, which had been proposed for placement on the outskirts of Windsor near the Lovers Lane and Keaton Avenue neighborhoods. Some residents in those neighborhoods, as well as […] The post Council to hear new logistics center proposal appeared first on Windsor Weekly.
New plan would bring Amtrak to the New River Valley sooner, and at a lower cost
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is expected to vote Tuesday on the proposal, which would make passenger rail service available in Christiansburg no later than 2027. The post New plan would bring Amtrak to the New River Valley sooner, and at a lower cost appeared first on Cardinal News.
Pat McAfee puts ACC on notice about Virginia Tech for 2024 on College GameDay
We made it. The 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 kicks off the long-awaited season with a handful of games with Florida State and Georgia Tech getting things started in Dublin. Also in Dublin is ESPN College GameDay, which made its season debut Saturday morning. The GameDay crew...
Afro-centric Comics Fan Fest Convenes In Norfolk
The superheroes that descended upon downtown town Norfolk’s Sheraton Waterside Hotel last Saturday and Sunday were not the superheroes of our fathers. No Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Invisible Woman or Cyborg. There was an appearance by an intriguing Thor from a Marvel Comics multi-verse. He had bronze skin and long golden tresses. Perched on his shoulder was his battleaxe, Stormbringer.
British car maker to establish $8M facility in Virginia
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A British car manufacturer has rolled out plans to establish a new facility in Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that RBW Sports & Classics is gearing up to build an $8 million facility at Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
Girl with rare disorder dies at age 11: ‘Fought to the end’
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - A little girl from Roanoke, Virginia, who was recently placed in hospice care, has died, according to her family on Facebook. Meg Burrow, 11, had a “rare genetic condition called CTBP-1, where she is the 13th person in the world to be diagnosed with it,” the girl’s mother, Meredith Burrow, said in 2023.
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