CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Six schools within Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) have been recognized with the Virginia Board of Education's prestigious Highest Achievement Award for the 2024-25 academic year. This recognition, awarded to just 92 schools across the state, highlights outstanding academic performance and achievement based on the 2023-24 school year data. The following ACPS schools   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Diversity and representation in engineering have become cornerstones of academic and professional conversations, especially in fields like computer science and computer engineering, where women and minorities have been historically underrepresented. Paige Pisano, Angela Leon, and Julia Gutgesell, three women enrolled in the Master of Engineering programs at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, are the change the fields   more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Christendom College issued the following news: The Christendom Players will return to the stage next month with performances of a new play based on the life of Pope St. John Paul II: The Actor. Written by Christendom professor Dr. Daniel McInerny, the play explores thrilling and little-known events in the life of Karol Wojtyla, the man who would later become Pope St. John Paul II. McInerny, who is the author of the acclaimed The Good Death of Kate Montclair an  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: The City is proud to earn national recognition as a leader in stormwater management and its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program by winning the 2024 Phase II MS4 Overall Award from the National Municipal Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Program. The National MS4 Award Program was established in 2015 through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: After sustaining a particularly nasty puncture wound to the chest, Patrick, a striking and much loved 8-year-old roan gelding, was referred to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) for emergency treatment. Owned by Lauren Parr from Mount Airy, Maryland, Patrick, a thoroughbred-Connemara crossbreed, is a talented eventer horse ridden by her son, James Power. He is known in competition as Brambleridge Ponder  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) was awarded its eighth Susan Harwood Grant by the U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for $160,000, on Oct. 1. OSHA-selected topics vary from year to year and are chosen based on accident statistics, national emphasis programs, and pending regulations. This year's grant is considered a target topic grant and focuses on recogniz  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS! What a great time of the year!! I trust that each of you have had a chance to get outdoors this weekend. Such a beautiful time of the year!! I am excited to share that Paul D'Andrade, executive director of Transportation Services, is the recipient of the Visionary Award from the Greater Washington Region Clean Citie  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * * Revenue of $11.7 billion, up 10.4% from year-ago quarter * Operating earnings of $1.2 billion, up 11.7% from year-ago quarter * Diluted EPS of $3.35, up 10.2% from year-ago quarter * Operating margin of 10.1%, a 10-basis-point expansion from year-ago quarter * * * RESTON, Va. - General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported third-quarter 2024 revenue of $11.7 billion, up 10.4% from   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. ("Hilton," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: HLT) today reported its third quarter 2024 results. Highlights include: * Diluted EPS was $1.38 for the third quarter, and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $1.92 * Net income was $344 million for the third quarter * Adjusted EBITDA was $904 million for the third quarter * System-wi  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: How does the Virginia Military Institute cadet experience influence lifetime exercise behaviors? How do those behaviors compare to those of undergraduates who attended a more traditional, non-military college like Washington and Lee University (W&L)? A new research study comparing the exercise habits between four populations: VMI cadets, VMI alumni, W&L students, and W&L alumni, both in the short- and long-t  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: With autumn's arrival, opportunities to spend time in the sun grow scarcer, reducing access to the most important natural source of vitamin D. A deficiency in vitamin D can lead to problems with bone development and maintenance, and additional symptoms including muscle weakness, fatigue, and depression. To supplement our bodies' necessary daily dose of vitamin D, Virginia Tech poultry expert Mike Persia has a recommendat  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Bryan Taliaferro was wearing his decorated Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets uniform when he walked into the Baptist Student Union in 1967. He wanted to be more involved in the campus group and was looking for the director. He found Nancy Day. "So I walked up to this desk and there was this receptionist sitting there, this young lady, and I said, 'Is John Billington available?' She looked at me and said, 'No, but I am.'" Af  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The storied military tradition of brass and percussion comes to the Moss Arts Center stage with a free performance by Heritage Brass, a pioneering symphonic brass ensemble representing Air Force professionals serving across the globe, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Heritage Brass performances are both exhilarating and intimate. With 10 brass players and a percussionist, the ensemble performs throughout the East Coast,  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 States on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Gray v. Jennings. The filing, led by the State of West Virginia, petitions the nation's high court to grant this Second Amendment case in order to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans around the country to keep and bear arms. In 2022, the State of Delaware pa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 25-state coalition in sending a letter to Columbia University, urging the institution to stand firm against calls for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) from Israel and addressing antisemitism on campus. "Columbia University was right not to cave to demands for divestment from Israel, just as the University of V  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that according to the BLS Current Employment Statistics Survey ("CES" or "establishment survey") Virginia's nonfarm employment grew by 2,100 jobs over the month and 63,500 over the year. Additionally, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Survey ("LAUS", or "the household survey"), the labor force increased by 2,677 to 4,571,505. With more   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 41 today, to build on the Administration's successful efforts to combat the crisis of gang activity within the Commonwealth by establishing a statewide gang and community violence prevention partnership and enforcement strategy to confront gang violence, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and violence committed with firearms, and to  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Colonel Gary T. Settle will retire, effective February 1, 2025, after nearly four decades of dedicated service to the Commonwealth. He was re-appointed by Governor Youngkin in January 2022. A nationwide search will be initiated to find a replacement for Colonel Settle, with Lieutenant Colonel Matt Hanley serving as the Acting Superinten  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Ward, a Ph.D. student, actor and director, finds inspiration in theater but also recognizes where it needs closer study and a commitment to marked improvement. * * * By VCU News staff How I found my research is an occasional series featuring VCU students sharing their journeys as researchers. * * * Hope Ward, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Media, Art and Text program at Virginia Commonweal  more

BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice congratulated North Central West Virginia Airport for its near completion of a $54 million terminal and airport expansion project, which will allow for additional flights and enhanced passenger services. The state-of-the-art facility is part of a larger effort to position the airport as a central transportation hub for the region. The new terminal is 99%  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia Department of Health issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) today announced a further reduction in overdose fatalities across the state. New data comparing the first four months of 2023 to the same period in 2024 shows a provisional 34% decrease in overdose deaths, marking another significant improvement from last month's 28% drop. Even with pending a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release: A progressive paving program over the past several years has put the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) in a position to transition from catching up years of underfunded road maintenance to focusing on pavement preservation within the next three years. "We set out on a plan," said Jimmy Wriston, West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary. "We started  more