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Legislators slash more than $800K in funding for Health Wagon amid reports CEO’s compensation package nearly doubled in 2 years
The line item in the state budget for the Wise-based free clinic had been recurring since 2006, but was removed from the 2024 budget following reports of outsized compensation for executive leadership and other employees.
Politics
Youngkin and budget negotiators reach deal on state’s biennial spending plan
More details of the proposal will be made available Saturday. The General Assembly is set to vote on it next week.
Economy
A county that produces natural gas has little access to it. Local leaders want to change that.
Tazewell County officials want to tap into a major gas pipeline to help local industries dealing with soaring electricity costs. They need state help to pay for the infrastructure.
Culture
‘A dying art’: New moonshine trail to offer an intoxicating taste of the region’s storied history
Franklin, Patrick and Floyd counties are embracing their ties to bootlegging with the Mountain Spirit Trail, which will feature stops at museums, distilleries and old still sites.
education
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say Israeli drones use Virginia Tech hardware. Public documents don’t support that claim.
The university, which has been involved in drone research for years, denies the allegation, and publicly available information doesn’t show a connection.
weather
Storms this week bring severe risk, streaky relief from dryness
Amounts of rain, effects of storms will vary from location to location across Southwest and Southside Virginia.
OPinion
37 years ago, one of the Republican Senate candidates tried to run in Roanoke. Here’s what happened.
After Chuck Smith dropped out of the 1987 state Senate race, he endorsed the Democrat and said he’d switch parties. He says now he was angry at being misled by a Roanoke Republican activist.
Health Care
CEO of free clinic serving Appalachia saw pay package nearly double over 2 years, tax forms show
The Health Wagon serves an area where more than half of households live in poverty. The head of the nonprofit received a compensation package worth $520,000 in 2022, well beyond that of comparable executives in wealthier regions of Virginia.
news briefs
Judge to decide whether to delay construction of Dominion’s offshore wind project; more …
When did Minor League Baseball get raunchy? New documentary shines light on Paramount Bristol’s storied past and community impact. Bedford commission recommends denial of Forest apartments.
Sports
Wytheville’s first pro hockey team scores at the box office
The team, in its first year, finished in last place on the ice but averaged 1,294 fans per game.
Cardinal 250
A ‘rascaly county’: Montgomery County was a hotbed of anti-Patriot fervor during the Revolution
Hundreds of people across the Southwest Virginia valleys and mountains openly opposed the Revolution and pledged their loyalty to British King George III.
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