Virginia State Parks Invites Public to Participate in Great Backyard Bird Count

Birds in an icy tree at a Virginia State Park. (Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation) RICHMOND — The annual Great Backyard Bird Count returns this February and Virginia State Parks is inviting the public to participate in the bird count. The  …

Virginia McCaskey Dies: Chicago Bears Owner’s Net Worth, House, and Investments

Virginia Halas McCaskey, the Chicago Bears’ major owner and daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday at 102.McCaskey has controlled the Bears since her father died in 1983. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated that she left a “legacy of class, …

Hometown Radio Interview: Tracey Wright, Director of Campus and Community Initiatives For the Historic Triangle at ...

Tracey Wright is the Director of Campus and Community Initiatives For the Historic Triangle at Virginia Peninsula Community College. She spoke with 92.3 FM Tide Radio about her excitement to take on this new role, and Wright also shared how to enroll for …

Could Virginia McCaskey’s Death Lead To A Sale Of Chicago Bears?

Virginia McCaskey looks up at Bears Chairman George McCaskey before Brian Urlacher was awarded with ... [+] a ring of excellence during halftime between the Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez…

Virginia teacher charged with sex assault; Parents react

Dorothy McCargo Freeman receives Virginia 4-H Emerald Clover Award for lifelong commitment to youth

She spent the first 27 years of her hall of fame career in Virginia, serving as a 4-H Extension agent in Portsmouth and Chesapeake; a program leader in the Southeast, Northern, and Eastern districts of Virginia; and a district director in the Central and …

The Importance and Value of School Choice in West Virginia

According to the West Virginia Department of Education, 241,024 children receive an education within the Mountain State. However, do they all thrive under the same educational model? How does the state’s education system impact family decisions to move …

Setting the Stage for West Virginia

On Wednesday evening, Gov. Patrick Morrisey will deliver his first State of the State Address to lawmakers and West Virginia residents from the state Capitol. There will be the usual pomp and circumstance surrounding such events, but Morrisey has much work …

Road Trippin'...to the West Virginia Trades

Lawmakers brief West Virginia media on priorities for next week’s session

Steven Allen Adams SETTING PRIORITIES – House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle said the Democratic caucus in the Legislature is willing to work with Republican lawmakers while also standing up against extremism. WEIRTON — Less than a year after the closure …