Parents and teachers are speaking out at the Bedford County School board meeting after the board proposed the closing of Stewartsville Elementary School.
A possible fight over education funding is looming in the city of Roanoke. School board members say their counterparts on city council are considering a change in the funding formula they’ve used for over a decade.
The state budget that lawmakers approved last week includes $500,000 for improvements and budget language that calls for a study of state agency status.
The U.S. housing market is lacking more than 300,000 affordable homes for middle income buyers, according to a study from the National Association of Realtors.
State lawmakers are wrapping up their work on thousands of bills, as they prepare to vote on the most important one: the two-year state budget that will take effect in July.
On Friday, Roanoke County Police and Fire EMS performed an active threat training at Faith Christian School to assess their ability to bring the best response to the public in an active attack on a school.
A strong economy requires a skilled workforce. And building a better pipeline of talent for western Virginia was the focus of an event Thursday at Roanoke College.
The report also revealed a current employee was accused of sexual harassment and assault, and was demoted for his actions, but promoted later that year.
