Virginia Tech grad was member of the team that worked on the Blue Ghost mission that landed on the moon. That team also won a prize that’s often compared to an Oscar in aviation and aerospace.
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Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Federal government weighs seabed mineral mining off Virginia coast; more …
From elsewhere: Without a distribution system, Virginia’s $10 million Mass Violence Care Fund remains unused. Buc-ee’s purchases Stafford site for planned travel center. MacArthur Center fades away: Norfolk mall closes after 27 years.
Posted inLocal
New River Valley Field Notes: Crew paddling the entire New River to share experience in Blacksburg
Plus: A Floyd County family gets some needed help to have water on the homestead.
Posted inOpinion
With budget amendments, Spanberger and General Assembly Democrats appear to have achieved peace
The most significant amendment might be the one that would allow the state to accept the Loudoun County home of former President James Monroe as a state park.
Posted inPath to Solutions
Training tomorrow’s first responders: How Rockbridge County is trying to build an EMS and firefighting pipeline in high school
As communities across Virginia struggle to recruit and retain emergency responders, some rural counties are targeting students before they graduate.
Posted inOpinion
The continuing saga of a property dispute, or the bear is back
It’s that time of year when wildlife wanders out of the woods and into our yards. Bear are the biggest problem near the Blue Ridge, but deer are the biggest problem statewide.
Posted inLocal
Special prosecutor named in investigation of Buchanan County elected official
The assistant commonwealth’s attorney from Bland County who is handling the case said he doesn’t yet know the target of the investigation.
Posted inEconomy
State levies $106K civil charge on Halifax County solar facility
In a series of inspection reports, the state’s environmental agency cited multiple violations of erosion and sediment control regulations. The developer said it’s working with the agency to address everything that’s required.
Posted inPolitics
Notes from the Square: 2 former 6th District competitors swap endorsements
Plus: Attorney General Jay Jones issues a message to the firearm industry and $6.19 million to be disbursed from the EPA to clean up brownfields in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Posted inOpinion
Water authority: Data, resiliency and community, securing our region’s water future
A guiding principle that informs all Authority expansions is simple: development pays for development. We are committed to ensuring that a new subdivision, apartment complex or commercial facility never creates negative service impacts for our current customers or our environment.
