FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: The 2024 Regional Scholastic Art Awards program has awarded Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students in grades 7-12 a total of 714 awards for outstanding artwork, including 176 Gold Key awards, 172 Silver Key awards, and 366 Honorable Mention awards. Artworks were submitted and judged in categories including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, digital art, design, arch  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Community members, businesses, and organizations are invited to attend the next Alexandria West Plan Community Meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4 online via Zoom. Language interpretation in Spanish and Amharic will be available. The meeting will include a staff presentation on draft Plan recommendations. There will be opportunities for questions. Please check out our newest project upda  more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Feb. 23 -- James Madison University issued the following news: James Madison University President Jonathan R. Alger will serve on the President's Council for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2024, an initiative to increase student voting across the country. Alger joins a group of 13 college and university presidents charged with supporting senior leaders in higher education to foster nonpartisan democratic engagement on their campuses. The Presidents' Council wi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 23 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: Today the Senate Transportation Committee heard and passed SF 3881, a bill that renames portions of US Highway 169 from Marble to Mountain Iron the Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway. The bill is authored by Senator Rob Farnsworth (R-Hibbing) and will be introduced in the House by Representative Dave Lislegard (D-Aurora). * * * "Decades ago, a plan was ide  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release: Tysons, Va. and Dallas - TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that in addition to WFAA, its Dallas-Fort-Worth ABC affiliate, KCEN in Waco, KYTX in Tyler, KWES in Midland-Odessa, KIDY in San Angelo and KXVA in Abilene will air 10 Dallas Mavericks games this season, enabling fans across Texas to watch the games live through their free over-the-air broadcasts and thr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, the Virginia Department of Education announced that 247 schools have been federally identified as schools in need of support based on Virginia's federal accountability system under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The increase in federally identified schools is driven by the Virginia Board of Education's September 2022 adoption of requirements to close achievement  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today's vote in both Chambers of the General Assembly to raise the minimum wage is another instance of Virginia Democrats keeping their campaign promises to working families in the Commonwealth. Thanks to the leadership of Speaker Don Scott and Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, Virginia has taken a significant stride towards a more equitable economy. Their vision and determinat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 23 -- The Virginia Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) will offer full scholarship packages to all admitted, full-time residential students beginning in the 2024/25 academic year. The scholarships cover tuition, on-campus housing, and meal plans for full-time, residential students studying VTS' Master in Divinity, Master of Arts, Diploma in Anglican Studies, Diploma in Theology, and Pathway to Ministry programs.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release: Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are continuing to move bills through committees and votes on the House floor as legislative deadlines loom. House Bill 5540, also known as "Laken's Law," passed the full House by a unanimous vote Feb. 20. The measure would require annual education about the health dangers of substance abuse, available resources to reduce youth substance use, the  more