Education

An HVAC replacement project at Bassett High School that was started in 2018 is expected to be completed this year.

The state university continues to forecast declining enrollment, though its leaders showed continued optimism at a board of visitors meeting Friday.

Under the updated scale, starting teacher pay would increase to $50,103 from $48,269. The scale would top out at $71,316. 

The addition of the Piper Seminole brings the Danville university’s fleet to 13 as its aeronautics major continues to add students.

Virginia lawmakers expand the curricula with new topics.

Board members expressed discomfort at making a quick decision to close the school rather than plan for repairs necessary to keep it functioning.

Community Builders would provide summer and after-school activities for rising eighth graders in Roanoke and Petersburg public schools. The governor must still sign off on the legislation that would fund the initiative.

Blacksburg, J.I. Burton, and Ridgeview all won state championships. George Wythe finished second but also qualified for the national tournament.

The construction of Forest Hills Elementary School provided a livelihood for many Danvillians during the Great Depression. Now the building is showing its age and is scheduled for a major overhaul.

A 1966 federal appeals court ruling ordered the teachers reinstated. The Giles County case went on figure into the efforts of Virginia and other states to craft employment discrimination laws.