Virginia (ⁱ/vərˈdʒɪnjə/), officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population is over eight million.

The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was made the Confederate capital and Virginia's northwestern counties separated to form the state of West Virginia. Although the Commonwealth was under conservative single-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia.

Earl Heath Miller, Jr. (born October 22, 1982) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football for the University of Virginia, earned All-American honors, and won the John Mackey Award as the best college tight end in the nation. He was selected as the 30th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft

Miller was born in Richlands, Virginia. He attended Honaker High School in Honaker, Virginia. He has one younger sister, Amanda.

He played quarterback (wearing no. 11) for Honaker High School, setting several school records in passing and leading the team to its first state championship game his senior year, in which they lost to King William High School 25-15.^{[citation needed]}

Miller attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2002 to 2004. Nicknamed "Big Money" for his ability to gain first downs and score touchdowns, Miller was a three-year starter at tight end for the Cavaliers. He led Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tight ends in receiving every year of his career (2002–2004), and he was the 2004 recipient of the John Mackey Award, presented annually by the Nassau County Sports Commission to the top tight end of the season. He scored touchdowns in each of his first five games at Virginia thereby school season-record for tight ends. Miller was the first ACC player to win the Mackey Award.

Stanley Heath, III (born December 17, 1964) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida Bulls (located in Tampa, Florida). Heath is the former head basketball coach of the University of Arkansas (also known as the Arkansas Razorbacks) in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Kent State University, whom he led to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in 2002.

Stan Heath graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1983. He was an all-state guard during his time there. He went on to earn his bachelor's in social science from Eastern Michigan University in 1988 and his master’s in sports administration from Wayne State University in 1993. Heath redshirted during his first year at Eastern Michigan before lettering his final three years (1985–1987].

Heath is married to the former Ramona Webb (whom he met during his junior year at Eastern Michigan) and they have two sons, Jordan and Joshua (Josh was born December 28, 1994). Both are attending Tampa Preparatory School and are part of the varsity basketball team, coached by Joe Fenlon.