Education

The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services has awarded New River Community and Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services program fifteen $1,500 scholarships for current Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) students. The scholarships will help with tuition costs, testing fees...

Nearly three out of every 10 of Virginia’s 2020 public high school graduates demonstrated college-level achievement on at least one Advanced Placement examination, according to data released today by the College Board, the nonprofit organization that manages the AP program....

JAMES RIVER A HONOR ROLL SENIORS: Taylor Albers, Jacob Alderson, Isaac Bell, Caleb Bennington, Ryan Borer, Chelsea Campbell, Michael Coleman, Caleb Crawford, Kathryn Dudley, Shannon Filer, Diamond Fitzgerald, Ambrosia Garrett, Rachael Hix, Jacob Holdren, Eleanor Holter, Letitia Lang, Andrew Lawhorne,...

Connor M. Bayne, a senior majoring in finance in the Pamplin College of Business, is among the Virginia Tech students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 Semester. He is a resident of Fincastle. To qualify for the...

Beginning Monday, March 15, Bank of Botetourt will virtually host high school seniors from high schools throughout its bank footprint to participate in Bank Day, a statewide effort sponsored by the Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) Education Foundation and the VBA...

By Matt de Simone Last Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting, the board approved the motion to replace the chiller at Greenfield Elementary School in Daleville. The current chiller in use is 21 years old and has reached the...

Woolwine Elementary School announced the names of students who participated in the Warrior Reading program during the second quarter. Each student who reached their grade level goal received a free snack from the cafeteria, a bookmark, and a free personal...

James Madison University announced that the following students made the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester. Nicholas Barnes, of Woolwine, who is majoring in industrial design. Rya Hall, of Fieldale, who is majoring in elementary education. Brandon Johnson, of...

Students in the Eastern Greenbrier Marching Band have been missing being able to perform and share their music. Meanwhile, so many of our community’s elders are missing human contact as they work to remain safe. So, the marching band kicked...