Averett may repurchase the facilities at any time for the original sale price of $18.15 million.
Education
Mountain Empire embarks on restructuring amid challenges for community colleges
The school in Big Stone Gap is dealing with stagnant state funding, an increase in operating costs and a changing student body.
Then & Now education: Roanoke’s Excel Center, SOL score changes, C.B. Claiborne documentary
Initial students at Goodwill high school for adults nearing graduation. SOL test cut score increases to phase in over 4 years. Mini-documentary about Duke’s first Black basketball player, C.B. Claiborne of Danville, continues screening; plans for full-length project still underway.
Virginia Tech freshman enrollment from Northern Virginia tracks with previous years
Sen. Mark Warner had raised concerns earlier this year that federal job cuts could impact Tech’s enrollment from Northern Virginia.
University of Lynchburg to pilot 3-year bachelor’s degree programs
The private university’s accreditor, which approved the launch of two three-year programs, also told Lynchburg this month it will retain its warning status for another year.
Appalachian School of Law considers merger with Roanoke College amid financial challenges
The chairman of the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors said Friday that the board and the county’s IDA would have to approve such a move.
For the first time in more than a decade, all Danville public schools are fully accredited
The Virginia Department of Education revised its accreditation framework in January. All Danville schools received accreditation, building on momentum in the district.
Roanoke City Council to vote in coming weeks on new school funding policy, in an effort to rein in the schools’ budget
The proposed change marks the third alteration to the city’s policy in two years, after the 40% funding policy was in place for over a decade.
Closing of Ujima House at Virginia Tech leaves residents taking what they’ve learned from the experience
The living-learning community, which was created in 2018, is a residence hall focused around Africana studies and the African American experience. It’s one of four LLCs that will be dissolved at the end of the school year.
Averett University announces ‘simplified’ tuition plan to begin in 2026
The private university in Danville wants to reduce “sticker shock” that may deter potential students from applying.

