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Construction Activity at Deegan and Hinkle Lakes in Full Throttle with Six-Figure Pickleball Court Project
A project totaling nearly $500,000 is still on pace to be ready by early fall, likely in October, as contractors are moving ahead in what a city official described as a “very smooth” manner. The work in question is for the Deegan Lake Park Pickleball Court, which will...
No. 18 Dukes Blank No. 21 UCLA in Draw
LOS ANGELES – No. 18 James Madison men's soccer recorded its second clean sheet in as many matches to begin the season as it drew No. 21 UCLA on Sunday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Both teams remained unbeaten in the young season, as the Dukes moved to 0-0-2...
JMU Women’s Soccer gets a late goal to earn a draw at Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (JMU Athletics) – A late goal by senior Sophia Verrecchia evened a competitive duel with Maryland, 1-1, earning James Madison women’s soccer a draw on the road at Ludwig Field on Sunday afternoon. Both teams move to 1-1-2 in 2024 with the draw. Neither side...
Terps Finish With A 1-1 Draw Against JMU
The Maryland women's soccer team (1-1-2) concluded their match with a 1-1 draw against James Madison (1-1-2) at Ludwig Field on August 25. Freshman Emily Lenhard broke the deadlock with her first career goal in the 83rd minute, but JMU’s Sophia Verrecchia leveled the game moments later. Maryland's senior goalkeeper Liz Beardsley led the Big Ten with 17 saves, showcasing a strong defensive game that limited JMU to just two shots on goal.
Students Teach, Experience Community in Kenya
BRIDGEWATER, Va. (BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE) – In May, six Bridgewater College students spent two weeks volunteering at a girls’ boarding school in rural Kenya as part of a May Term travel course. The BC teacher education students, led by Dr. Tracy Hough, Assistant Professor of Education, joined 13 students...
Homegrown Harvest Festival returns Oct. 4-6
Hubs Peanuts, Commune Restaurant and River Road Farm recently announced the second annual Homegrown Harvest Festival set for Oct. 4-6, highlighting the best of Virginia cuisine, music and community. A news release stated that the Homegrown Harvest Festival will benefit the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, the T2 Fitness Foundation and The […] The post Homegrown Harvest Festival returns Oct. 4-6 appeared first on Windsor Weekly.
Ransomware perpetrator extradited from Poland to face charges in Virginia, New Jersey
A Belarussian and Ukrainian national has been charged in the Eastern District of Virginia and District of New Jersey with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes. Maksim Silnikau, also known as Maksym Silnikov, 38,made his initial appearance in Newark, N.J., on Aug. 12 after being extradited from Poland.
Former executive of Virginia benefit program charged with stealing $4.8 million
A Virginia man was arrested this week and charged with embezzling more than $4.8 million from a Virginia-based birth-injury program. John Hunter Raines, 38, of Providence Forge, was the chief financial officer and deputy director of the Richmond-based Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Raines was arrested Thursday and has...
Two Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes into Harrisonburg Police Cruiser
HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) -Two teenagers were arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle into a Harrisonburg Police Department (HPD) cruiser. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the Skyline Village Shopping Center off East Market Street. The suspects, a 16-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger, were initially spotted...
Empowering Women: Halle Berry, Sen. Capito Unite in West Virginia to Champion Leadership and Mid-Life Health
Charleston, W.Va. (BBG) – Actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) teamed up in Charleston Aug. 14 to host two events that focused on a better future for women in the state and country. Berry and Sen. Capito first held a “Girls Rise Up” female empowerment event at Piedmont Elementary School on the East End of Charleston.
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.
8-26-24 uva national education leadership development program announces new cohort of district and school leaders
(Charlottesville, VA) – The University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education (UVA-PLE), a prominent national education leadership development provider, today. announced its new cohort of school and district leadership teams. A joint initiative of the Darden School of Business and the School of Education and Human Development, UVA- PLE is a multi-year engagement with superintendents, principals, and other leaders that combines world-class executive education and thought partnership grounded in research.
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