ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 23 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following agency statement on March 22, 2024: * * * We shared draft Plan recommendations at the March 4 community meeting, and we want you to hear from you. Please review the draft recommendations and share your thoughts now through March 31! Listed below are different ways you can share your feedback on the draft Recommendations: * Through the project page: alexandriava.gov/AlexandriaWest and the comment forms: English (htt  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, March 23 -- Chowan University issued the following news: Chowan University is pleased to announce the appointment of Caleb Riggleman as the Interim Vice President for Business Affairs. Riggleman brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, and the university is excited to have him on board. A native of Beverly, West Virginia, Riggleman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering, with a Minor in Energy Systems Engineering, from Mari  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, March 23 -- Christendom College issued the following news: Christendom College will be the first Classic Learning Test (CLT) partner college to offer full-tuition scholarships to CLT10 National Award recipients, as announced by the college's Admissions Office on Friday, March 22. "Christendom has a great history with the CLT, with more than 75% of our incoming students choosing to take this classically based test alternative to the SAT and ACT," says Director of Admissio  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, March 23 -- Concord University issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: On Saturday, April 20, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Concord University will host the West Virginia State Math Field Day. 224 students from grades 4-12 from all across the state will be on campus to compete. These students were the winners at one of eight regional events. Opening remarks and closing events, including an award ceremony, will take place in the Anderson Family Theatre in the Alexa  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Thomas, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news release: Dominion Energy's Electric School Bus (ESB) Program, in collaboration with Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America, and Sonny Merryman, one of Virginia's leading bus dealers, has achieved a significant milestone by exceeding 1.5 million electric miles driven in the state of Virginia. Launched in September 2019, the program has become t  more

LEESBURG, Virginia, March 22 -- Inova, a healthcare provider, issued the following news release: Inova Cares for Behavioral Health (ICBH) is now accepting adolescent patients 14 years and older with mild to moderate mental health challenges including stress, anxiety, grief and depression. ICBH provides mental health counseling services to adolescents and adults who are uninsured and eligible for Inova's Financial Assistance program or who are covered by Virginia Medicaid. ICBH is located on the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 22 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBPA) recently named McGuireWoods Atlanta partner Art Gambill a 2023 "Volunteer of the Year." He accepted the award during the organization's March 13, 2024, annual appreciation reception. Art has spent a decade on the PBPA Advisory Board, advocating and fundraising for the organization. PBPA matches community-based nonprofits benefiting low-income or disadvantaged indi  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, March 23 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news on March 22, 2024: A new fund launched in advance of GiveDay, on Thursday, April 18, will enable students from Afghanistan to experience a life-changing University of Lynchburg education. According to the Office of Advancement, awards from the Afghanistan Student Education Fund can be used for any University-related expenses, including tuition, room and board, transportation, books, or other needs. There al  more

RADFORD, Virginia, March 23 -- Radford University issued the following news release: In its March quarterly meetings, the Radford University Board of Visitors voted to authorize a 1.5% tuition increase for all undergraduate students, a 3% increase for all graduate students and a mandatory comprehensive fee increase of 3.59% for the 2024-25 academic year. The tuition and fee increases apply to all Radford University locations and will allow the university to continue delivering a high-quality e  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin yesterday donated a quarter of the Governor's salary to two, Roanoke-based nonprofits working to provide resources for increased wellbeing and community support. The organizations are: Straight Street, a Christian outreach ministry to support at-risk teens, and the Bradley Free Clinic's HOPE initiative to support individ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Virginia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Earlier this week, the 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R), a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, released data highlighting health factors and measures for counties in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) remains dedicated to its vision of Virginia becoming the healthiest state in the nation, as the data points t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * The House Democratic Caucus released the following statement after the Governor vetoed a block of public safety bills this week. "Democrats were elected in November to work for the people of Virginia, and we have continued to fight for their rights in the legislature this year. With the close of the 2024 Legislative Session, we were proud to pass hundreds of bills that would ma  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, March 23 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: An artificial intelligence tool West Virginia University health data scientists are developing could lessen medication errors that send recently discharged patients back to the hospital while reducing health care costs. At least 1.5 million people are harmed by medication errors every year, according to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, and the   more