Big news from colleges in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

SCHEV is the Commonwealth’s coordinating body for Virginia’s system of higher education. The agency provides policy guidance and budget recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly, and is a resource for information on higher education issues.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will hold its annual joint meeting with the Council of Presidents on Monday, Sept. 21.

The King and Queen of Spain, on Tuesday, Sept. 15. During the couple’s first visit to Mount Vernon, they will lay a wreath at the tomb of George and Martha Washington.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is vying for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, will speak at a rally in Manassas on Monday evening.

A 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit Louisa County, Virginia around 9:40 p.m. Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This comes just over four years after a 5.8 magnitude quake hit the same area.

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating two incidents that occurred on Thursday, Sept. 10, including one where a man approached a woman as she opened her front door and attempted to push her inside. Read on…

The flag collection center at the County Landfill is also open during the facility’s
normal operating hours and scouts of the Occoquan District staff the center the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This amazing Photo of the Week was taken by NOVA Fortnightly’s former editor, Joshua Davis.