BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech wants to pay incoming in-state students to delay their start date and not attend the university for up to a year. The Roanoke Times reports the school budgeted $3.3 million to quell the expected 7,500-student freshman class, which officials have said would strain the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia has given football coach Bronco Mendenhall a two-year contract extension. Athletic director Carla Williams made the announcement Thursday. The extension will keep Mendenhall under contract with the Cavaliers through the 2024 season. Mendenhall is entering his fourth season at Virginia and has a 16-22 overall […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross […]
2019 RIVER RIDGE DISTRICT BASEBALL TEAMS 1ST TEAM PITCHERS Brady Kirtner – Christiansburg-(Jr.) Caleb Lingenfelter – Salem-(Sr.) Collin Collver – Blacksburg-(Sr.) INFIELDERS Catcher Caleb Pritchard – Cave Spring-(Sr.) • 1st Base Zalen Akers – Christiansburg-(Sr.) 2nd Base Charlie Ugro – Cave Spring-(So.) 3rd Base Joey Webb – Patrick Henry-(Sr.) Shortstop […]
Multi-Family Yard Sale Fri., May 31, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 533 Maple Street, Dublin Giant Church Flea Market/yard Sale River of Life Church, Black Hollow Rd., Dublin Fri. & Sat, May 31 – June 1 Lots of vendors and good prices. Our famous hot dog fundraiser on Saturday for […]
RICHMOND – Preliminary reports indicate the 2019 Memorial Day weekend proved deadly for a total of 11 individuals, six of whom were riding on motorcycles. Nine fatal traffic crashes claimed 11 lives during the statistical counting period, which began at 12:01 a.m. Friday (May 24) and ended at midnight Monday […]
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Western Roanoke County in west central Virginia… Northeastern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia… Eastern Giles County in southwestern Virginia… Southwestern Craig County in southwestern Virginia… The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia… Montgomery County in southwestern […]
The School Board Meeting will be cancelled for June 11, 2019. We will hold two meetings in July: July 9 and July 30. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Brenda Crawford, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, at bcrawford@pcva.us, or 540-994-2519.
If you are a fan of college basketball you are certainly aware of recent scandals, FBI investigations, NCAA investigations, loose money, loose morals, and a whole lot of stuff that doesn’t much have anything to do with a college education. Where is college basketball going? Is […]
PEMBROKE, Va. (AP) — The fee to visit one of the most visited waterfalls in Virginia is set to more than double. The Roanoke Times reports that the U.S. Forest Service is proposing to charge $8 per vehicle to visit Cascades Falls in southwest Virginia. The current fee is $3. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Every public college in Virginia is freezing tuition for the next school year for the first time in almost 20 years. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Longwood University recently became the last school to approve a tuition freeze. Lawmakers included $57.5 million in this year’s state […]