Woodruff Motor Sport Kids Racing went racing on Sunday, June 28, at the Booker Building in Altavista after moving the race to Sunday due to the weather on Saturday. The weather was still unsure for ...

(NAPSI)—As the school year comes to a close, many parents of struggling readers may feel concerns about maintaining reading progress. Educators often refer to this as the “summer slide”—the learning ...

Rustburg Class of 2026: Johanna Heddings SCA President, welcomed parents, family members, friends, faculty, and honored guests. “Welcome to the Commencement Exercises for the Rustburg High School ...

VHSL Class 1 All-State honors were announced last week for local softball and baseball standouts as Breanna Crozier represented Altavista. Crozier was recently named Region 1B Player of the Year and ...

On Wednesday, May 27, Altavista Combined School held its High School Awards Ceremony in the gym. This was for students in grades 9-12. Principal Stefanie Anderson welcomed everyone to this special ...

Altavista Combines School has 12 new members of the team for the 2024-2025 academic year. Emily Westmoreland will be teaching PE at ACS. She recently graduated from Radford University with her ...

Womack Publishing announced Friday, The Union Star will merge with The Altavista Journal and become the only county-wide source for news in print and digital. The move confirms Womack Publishing's ...

The annual Basketball camp at the Altavista YMCA was a huge success, drawing its largest turnout in years with more than 70 participants in the morning session for kindergarten through 5th grade ...

On Thursday, June 4, Altavista Combined School was the location where Altavista vs Luray faced off for the Region B Championship for Varsity Boys soccer. Altavista is now Back to Back champions.

(StatePoint) Summer is peak moving season—and peak pricing season, too. In fact, nearly half of all U.S. moves take place between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends each year, according to U-Haul, ...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved Appalachian Power's application to construct the Stuart Area Improvements Project. The project involves constructing several components in ...

As the Altavista baseball team continues their postseason journey, head baseball coach Keith Pieper announced this week that six players were given All-District honors for their play this season for ...