Woman Who Graduated At 102 Passes Away In Chesterfield County yesterday. It was just last month that
Sarah Simpkins earned her degree from Brightpoint Community College. Simpkins was 20 when she dropped out of college after getting pregnant. Her granddaughter tells 12 On Your Side her grandmother got to wear her cap and gown one last time Sunday at a program at her church for all 2024 graduates.
USA Cycling is bringing several upcoming championship events to southwest Virginia. The cycling body announced yesterday that the Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships will be held in Roanoke in 2025 and 2026. The president and CEO of USA Cycling said Virginia's Blue Ridge is one of the premier cycling destinations in America and said it was an "absolute joy" to return to Roanoke.