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In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
Detroit News· 17 minutes agoA Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed ...
Virginia schools reinstate Confederate names
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoTwo schools in rural Virginia that were stripped of the names of Confederate generals at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement have had their...
How West Virginia’s first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
ABC 26 New Orleans· 1 hour agoWHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — When Rosemary Ketchum gets introduced as the first openly transgender person...
Despite wide opposition, all-white Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate school names
United Press International via Yahoo News· 52 minutes agoVirginia's Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 Friday to restore Confederate names to two local...
Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 52 minutes agoVirginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise on the next two-year state spending plan that would include 3% raises for state employees and ...
Powerball player hoped for $865 million jackpot. Now he’s ‘counting all the zeros’
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 16 minutes agoA Virginia Powerball player eyed the growing jackpot before trying his luck in the national lottery...
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate school names; members explain why
Fox News· 1 hour agoA county school board in Virginia decided this week to restore the original Confederate names of two...
WVU Tech announces the Southern West Virginia Success Program, expanding access to higher education
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 21 minutes agoBECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The road to a college education is becoming easier for graduating seniors in...
Virginia School District Votes to Re-Rename Schools After Confederate Officers
Rolling Stone· 2 hours agoA Virginia school district voted on Friday to undo a 2020 decision that removed the names of three...