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When donors can’t keep up with rising athletic budgets, colleges are increasingly turning to school funds and mandatory student fees
Virginia Tech and Clemson were once evenly balanced in finances. Over the past decade Tech has doubled fundraising, but Clemson has increased its fundraising by even more. Here’s a look at how colleges are trying to make up for the wealth gap opening up in college sports.
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Roanoke Valley
‘Busting at the seams’: Report calls Roanoke’s planning department tone deaf, with a culture of no
Its problems are costing the city money, according to the findings.
New River Valley
Tech Briefs: Animatronics, AI and more at Virginia Tech’s Music + Technology Festival
Plus: Virginia Tech professors weigh in on Meta settlement ramifications. Roanoke College teams with Google to offer free AI training, career certificates.
Lynchburg Area
Head Start school year begins in Lynchburg area with interim management, fewer locations
The nonprofit that previously ran the program lost its federal grant, and a new permanent operator won’t be named until the summer of 2027.
Southwest: Bristol and Beyond
In Norton, drafting government workers for firefighting is filling a need
The city’s fire department needed a way to fill its ranks.
danville area
A Catholic school was the first to integrate in Danville. A new plaque will commemorate its history
Sacred Heart opened in 1953. Six years later, Black students were enrolled.
Martinsville area
Martinsville Field Notes: Henry County Food Pantry gets $250,000 for expansion
Plus: Patrick & Henry Community College is in the running for a $1 million award.
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Sports
With appeals rulings, VHSL realignment is complete. Here’s who’s moving and who’s staying.
The Virginia High School League has ruled on appeals stemming from its recent realignment plan.
WEATHER
Atlantic hurricane season on a record pace — for lack of activity
Strong winds aloft over the Atlantic related to the ongoing strong El Niño, the warming of the equatorial Pacific sea surface, are keeping tropical development in check.
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London Pleasants was an enslaved teen who seized his freedom by donning a red coat
The story of the Henrico County teenager is featured in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. He served as a trumpeter in the British army, then escaped to Canada after the war.
headlines from across the state
Headlines from across the state: 58 people died in Virginia jails last year; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia brewers launch six new beers flavored with native plants. Virginia college students shine in national democracy innovation anthology. This House candidate wants you to know she helped imprison a fellow Democrat.
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