TAZEWELL, Va. - Tazewell County School Board member David Woodard is the first person from the county to be named president of the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA). Woodard, who has served on the school board since 2008, was named VSBA president recently at the association's annual convention in Williamsburg.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The bus driver shortage has some Charlottesville students taking some old-school walks in the morning. Now, their new buddies from the University of Virginia are making sure their commute to class is a safe one.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) -For those who attended Narrows' Homecoming game this year, the final score might be a distant memory now. But what happened on the Homecoming court will probably never fade from memory. "I love how Amy is the sweetest person I've ever met. She's always smiling.

County supervisors tonight are scheduled to vote on a proposal to launch two task forces: one to study the impacts today of Loudoun's long history of school segregation, and another after that to consider options for reconciliation. The project to study and reconcile the impacts of school segregation in Loudoun has been a long and evolving one.

By Haley Thomas, contributor More than two hours of public comments dominated Tuesday's Harrisonburg school board meeting as about 20 speakers voiced opinions on several different issues.

INDEPENDENCE - Grayson County, like other school systems in the area, is having a problem finding substitute nurses. Division Superintendent Kelly Wilmore told the Grayson County School Board at a recent meeting that it is becoming extremely difficult to find and hire nurses.

School trustee 'always the voice of reason' Brent Richey Mecklenburg County School Board trustee and local educator Brent Richey died Tuesday, Nov. 29 after a brief illness.

In Westmoreland County, the school board has been feeling the bite of inflation in many places, most notably in the realm of food service. At last week's meeting, the matter cropped up during a presentation by school board superintendent Dr. Michael Perry.

The Prince William County School Board and the union seeking to represent its employees are in another contentious back-and-forth, this week over a critical press release from the union and a letter sent by school division attorneys in response.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Mahoney told an assembled crowd Wednesday at Roanoke County's annual year-in-review event that 2022 includes more than $170 million in new project announcements and investments, along with the creation of over 550 new jobs.