➤ Blacksburg: The Virginia Tech football team’s Touchdowns for Turkeys program paired up with Kroger and Feeding Southwest Virginia to donate 10 birds for every touchdown (almost 40) the team scored this season. Players gathered this week to pack up meals for the needy. (Details)
➤ Northern Virginia: Both D.C.-area airports are among the top five in the nation for on-time holiday departures, according to a new survey. It placed Dulles at No. 1 and Reagan National at No. 5. (Details)
➤ Lynchburg: Regional water officials remind homeowners that as you clean up after Thanksgiving, remember to recycle grease and never wash it down the drain. (Details)
➤ Statewide: U.S. News and World Report ranked the best middle schools in the state. (See List)
➤ Statewide: Speaking of schools, are you smarter than a Commonwealth fifth-grader? Thousands of them will take a state math test at the end of the year—could you pass it? (Give It a Try!)
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