Former Liberty football coach and player return as executive VPs
Turner Gill, Kelvin Edwards will focus on diversity and inclusion
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Liberty University announced Tuesday its former football coach, Turner Gill, and Liberty alumnus and former NFL player Kelvin Edwards will join its executive team in positions focusing on diversity and inclusion, as the Lynchburg institution has come under fire for what some former Black employees and students call a hostile environment. Gill and Edwards, who
Virginia sees 136 COVID-19 deaths last week, higher than previous weeks
Number of new cases is slightly down, with 7,034 recorded last week.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Virginia went up by 7,034 last week, a decrease from the previous week, but the number of new virus-related deaths rose by 136, a higher rate than in recent weeks. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday, Aug. 3 that there are 93,106 coronavirus cases statewide and 2,218
Lee Enterprises plans newsroom cuts at Virginia publications
Daily Progress copy editors' jobs moving to Midwest hub
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The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville will lay off its four-person copy desk in early October, as Iowa-based owner Lee Enterprises eliminates local jobs in favor of a consolidated copy desk in Indiana or Wisconsin, according to a memo sent to affected employees Friday. The cuts at The Daily Progress are possibly just the beginning
Alion Science wins $75 million Air Force contract
McLean company will provide support for fighter, bomber aircraft systems
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Alion Science and Technology Corp., a federal contractor based in McLean, won a $75 million contract for technical support to U.S. Air Force directorates, the company announced Wednesday. The contract, awarded by the Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center, could be extended five years. Alion will provide technical support for every fighter and bomber aircraft
SAIC taps VP for strategy, planning in defense systems group
Steffanie Easter was previously director of the Navy Staff
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Steffanie Easter has been appointed vice president of strategy and planning for Reston-based Science Applications International Corp.’s defense systems group, the company announced Wednesday. Easter joins SAIC with three decades of federal service with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, including as director of the Navy Staff, the highest civilian position in the Office
Noblis names head of business development for space systems
Georgie Brophy recently worked for General Dynamics
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Georgie Brophy, the former director of strategic growth at Fairfax-based General Dynamics Mission Systems, has been named director of business development for Reston-based not-for-profit corporation Noblis’ space systems portfolio, Noblis announced Thursday. A Booz Allen Hamilton alum who has worked on several NASA projects, including leading the Goddard Space Flight Center’s Hitchhiker Program, Brophy is
Northam restricts Hampton Roads region, bans gatherings of more than 50
No alcohol sales, consumption in restaurants after 10 p.m.
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Gov. Ralph Northam said he would place Hampton Roads localities on further restriction, starting at midnight Thursday. No alcohol can be sold or consumed at restaurants after 10 p.m., and all restaurants must close by midnight. Gatherings of more than 50 people will be prohibited until further notice, according to a public health emergency order
State launches $70M fund for small businesses, nonprofits
Rebuild VA fund will allocate $10,000 grants to 7,000 recipients
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As businesses and nonprofits continue to encounter hard times, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday a $70 million COVID-19 relief fund for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Called Rebuild VA, the fund will allocate grants of up to $10,000 to about 7,000 applicants, Northam’s office said in a news release. The money comes from federal CARES
7,697 new COVID-19 cases in state last week; Hampton Roads sees high numbers
Governor says rollback may be in order due to spike in beach area
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Virginia saw a gain of 7,697 COVID-19 cases last week, another gradual increase in the weekly number of new cases. According to the Virginia Department of Health’s statistics Monday, July 23, the state has 86,072 total cases, at a 7.5% positivity rate. The number of virus-related deaths is at 2,082, up 51 from last week
Mary Washington renames academic hall for civil rights leader James Farmer
Farmer taught at the university before his death in 1999
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The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors voted Friday to change the name of an academic building to James Farmer Hall, after James L. Farmer Jr., the civil rights activist who planned the first Freedom Riders protest in 1961 through the South, desegregating buses and encountering violence. Farmer, a native of Texas who lived