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The ‘Woodstock of Bluegrass’ brought thousands of ‘Yankee hippies’ to Carroll County. The memories (some fuzzy) linger a half-century later.
Fifty years ago this week, 100,000 revelers arrived for Stompin 76. It was a logistical nightmare, but it created a lasting impact on other music festivals and drew a whole new demographic to Southwest Virginia.
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Roanoke Valley
Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Mill Mountain Star climb prompts governmental explanation
Plus: City of Roanoke wraps up parking study and will now consider recommendations.
New River Valley
Tech Briefs: Virginia Tech research team gets $20 million grant for cloud-based semiconductor lab
Plus: Virginia Tech receives healthcare-related state and federal grants; court order restarts digital equity act funding.
Lynchburg Area
Lynchburg Field Notes: Local officials raise awareness of online threats in a region that’s led the charge against them for 30 years
Also in this edition, local students can get back-to-school pampering for free, and construction continues on the largest capital improvement project in Lynchburg’s history.
Southwest: Bristol and Beyond
Virginia Steel and Fabrication to invest $3.6 million, create 52 jobs in Bland County
The expansion will more than triple the company’s existing workforce while adding new advanced manufacturing equipment.
danville area
RFK Jr., during Monday trip to Danville, says AI will transform rural healthcare
The secretary of health and human services toured two Southside facilities and spoke about the future of rural healthcare.
Martinsville area
Martinsville Field Notes: Henry County schools launch book vending machines to promote literacy
Plus: Local and state incentives will provide $1.55 million to Rural King, and Dino Fest brings in an all-time high in revenue.
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Sports
VHSL 2026: With victory in girls tennis, Bland County wins its first team championship ever in any sport
Meanwhile, Ridgeview High won the Class 2 girls championship Thursday at Liberty University with a 5-2 victory over Bruton.
WEATHER
We’re going to tire of hearing about El Niño, but we’ve got to deal with it
The recurring warm-water phenomenon in the Pacific is a reality and it might become the strongest on record. But its effects on Virginia weather are not set in stone.
Cardinal news 250
The Declaration of Independence was signed on Aug. 2, 1776, amid ‘pensive and awful silence’
Seven Virginians signed the document. Some are famous, others not so much. Here’s who they were.
headlines from across the state
Headlines from across the state: Virginia moves toward regulating self-driving vehicles amid safety and liability concerns; more …
From elsewhere: Residents, supervisors air issues with automated license plate readers in Halifax County. Regulatory filings reveal 1,400 megawatts of new data center plans across three Goochland sites. Roanoke art museum exhibit highlights Washington’s greatest military victory.
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