The new Northampton County High School just became a little more affordable for the County and School Board after a grant from the Virginia Department of Education.

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Budget discussions for the upcoming fiscal year came to a resolution Tuesday evening for the Bedford County School Board as the group approved the 2023-24 proposed budget. The grand total of the budget is $129.3 million - total operating fund, $116.5 million; total school maintenance projects, $6.8 million; total textbook fund, $996,901; and total nutrition fund, $5 million.

The Mecklenburg County School Board locked in a guaranteed maximum price for upcoming renovations to Clarksville Elementary School during a special called meeting Monday. Under the terms of a contract addendum approved by trustees, the project general contractor, Blair Construction of Gretna, can charge no more than $28,134,028 for the renovation and expansion work.

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. STAUNTON - It was 8:13 a.m. when Mia Neeley went downstairs to the living room, just less than two hours before graduation. But, of course, she'd been up for a while.

Eric Fitzgerald never planned on attending college, let alone becoming an educator. Now, the Rockingham County Public Schools agriculture educator of nearly 40 years is retiring; after a satisfying career in hands-on learning and educational development.

WINCHESTER - After making a last-minute change to boost funding for Winchester Public Schools, a divided City Council on Tuesday night approved Winchester's $113,470,000 operating budget for fiscal year 2024.

A middle school principal in Loudoun County sent a stern message to parents about students participating in fight clubs. The mother of a student at Lunsford Middle School in Chantilly told News4 her daughter came home recently and said some of her classmates showed up to school with bruised and bloodied faces.

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. ROCKY MOUNT - Franklin County High School's Class of 2023 experienced a lot on the road to graduation on Thursday.

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Among those who watched Makiah Burke graduate Saturday from Spotsylvania High School is Jennifer Rojohn, who - as Ms. Reynolds - was Makiah's kindergarten teacher at Fredericksburg's Hugh Mercer Elementary. "I will feel like a proud parent," said Rojohn beforehand.

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Visit the Recharge Boutique, and you'll find racks filled with brand new merchandise and not a price tag in sight. Located in a former classroom at Salem High School, it's a place where anyone in the school community who needs clothing can shop for free.