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Board of Supervisors Budget Workshop on February 1

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

Board of Supervisors Budget Workshop on February 1 at 4:00 PM

Revive Fitness Classes Live Online on February 2

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

Revive Fitness Classes Live Online on February 2 at 9:00 am

NRCC Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club Jamboree to be held Feb. 12

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

The music of Sassafras Bluegrass Band will be featured during New River Community College’s Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club Jamboree on Sat., Feb. 12, 2022. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. NRCC requires all individuals to wear masks indoors, and social distancing protocols will be observed.

Public Works & Public Safety Committee Meetings on February 7

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

Public Works & Public Safety Committee Meetings on February 7 at 05:30 pm

Biology Research Semester gets undergraduates back in the labs

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

In December 2021, before the close of the fall semester, George Mason University students participating in the College of Science’s Biology Undergraduate Research Semester presented their research in the Hub Ballroom.

By the numbers: Managing Blacksburg’s first significant snowfall

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

Virginia Tech issued the following announcement on Jan. 25Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus experienced its first significant snowfall of the year on Jan. 16-17.

UVA Ranked No. 5 Public School in Return on Investment for Low-Income Students

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

A new study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce places the University of Virginia fifth among public colleges – and the highest-ranking flagship university – with the highest 40-year return on investment for low-income students.

Blacksburg Aquatic Center to Close for Repairs

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2022

Town of Blacksburg issued the following announcement on Jan. 28The Blacksburg Aquatic Center will close for repairs on Monday, January 31.

POSTPONED: AEP to now begin work on Jan. 31 at intersection of Wades Ln. and N. Franklin St.

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

Town of Christiansburg issued the following announcement on Jan.POSTPONED: Weather permitting, AEP will now be replacing a utility pole at the intersection of Wades Lane and N.

Board of Supervisors Meeting on January 25

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

Board of Supervisors Meeting on January 25 at 7pm

Bingo & Nacho Night on January 25

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

Bingo & Nacho Night on January 25 at

Defense Fuels Patriots in 50-49 Win Over Dayton

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

The George Mason University men's basketball team opened an important three-game A-10 homestand with a 50-49 triumph over league power Dayton on Saturday night inside EagleBank Arena.

Public Works & Public Safety Committee meetings on February 7

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

Public Works & Public Safety Committee meetings on February 7 at 05:30 pm

David Weisburd is the first criminologist awarded Israel's Rothschild Prize in social sciences

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

David L. Weisburd, known for his innovative work in place-based criminology, experimental criminology, and white-collar crime, was recently awarded the prestigious Israeli Rothschild Prize for 2022 in social sciences.

Basketball Officials Needed

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

It's that time of the week again, where currently we do not have enough basketball officials to host all our games this weekend.

Quantum center unites Virginia Tech’s broad expertise in a vital field

By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022

Physics professor Sophia Economou, center, will direct the new Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering. Nick Mayhall (left), an associate professor of chemistry, and Ed Barnes (right), an associate professor of physics, will serve on the center's executive committee along with four other quantum researchers from the College of Science and the College of Engineering.