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Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors on Tuesday unanimously approved the creation of Hokie Ventures, a nonprofit company affiliated with the university that will strategically work to increase athletic department revenue.
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A legal dispute centers on Carter Bank's sale of over $200 million in loans tied to Senator Jim Justice's family businesses, including The Greenbrier resort, fueling litigation with allegations of fraud and interference by the Justice family against Carter and TRT Holdings.
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Virginia and NC State will not play in Brazil on Aug. 29, the ACC announced on Wednesday.
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The committee charged with finding Virginia Tech’s next president settled Tuesday on a flexible seven-month timeline for the search, moving away from an earlier plan that could have had a candidate in place as soon as this fall.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
On Tuesday, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors elected members Jim Miller and Nancy Dye as its next rector and vice rector, less than a week after Gov. Abigail Spanberger removed former Rector John Rocovich from the board.
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The annual event held near the end of the school year honors graduating seniors who have committed to serving in the military.
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Virginia Tech increased the guarantee its paying Maryland for the teams’ 2029 game in Blacksburg from $500,000 to $600,000. The increase in the guarantee to Maryland was the only change in payment in the four-game series that was shortened to two games.
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Westbound lanes on Route 40/Franklin Street near the Tractor Supply development will close May 14, with traffic shifted eastbound between CVS and Schewels Home Store.
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