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$20 million scholarship endowment marks a milestone for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
The funding will support students with financial need, with priority given to Virginians.
Politics
Bill to establish VMI task force clears House, with changes
The bill would create a task force to “examine higher education” at VMI rather than explore whether the college should continue to receive state funding.
Local
Salem City Council to consider appropriation of $1.5 million from VDOT for downtown improvements
The city would need to provide a 100% match to the award funding.
Culture
Roanoke-born hip-hop music producer celebrates Grammy wins with Kendrick Lamar
Ruchuan Akers, known in the rap world as Scott Bridgeway, shared two Grammys with Kendrick Lamar, Sza and other collaborators at the recent Grammy Awards presentation.
education
Emory & Henry to offer free tuition to some Virginia students
The Emory & Henry Promise program, which will launch this fall, will cover tuition for eligible in-state students.
eCONOMY
Coalfields Expressway project gets $3 million in federal funding
The money will be used to widen a two-lane section of the highway in Buchanan County to four lanes.
OPinion
Here’s a way to use the data center boom to build a new economy in some communities
A new report by the Brookings Institution says localities shouldn’t just ask for one-time contributions as part of economic development deals with data centers, they should insist on arrangements to grow a new economic sector.
Health Care
What’s the NRV’s ‘harm reduction’ substance use program all about? Find out Wednesday in Radford.
Meet the staff of Rise Above with the New River Health District Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 at the Radford Public Library, to learn about harm reduction strategies to tackle addiction in the NRV.
news briefs
Headlines from across the state: Virginia deer harvest up, bear and turkey decline from last season, state reports; more …
From elsewhere: Bills to bolster local emergency management personnel funding punted. Hundreds honor former Valentine director Bill Martin. MacArthur Center to close and be demolished.
Sports
NIL could be made more transparent with new bill calling for work group on student athlete endorsement deals
The legislation comes as Virginia’s state universities have resisted calls to be more forthcoming about how they are complying with new compensation rules, which took effect last July, that allow schools to pay athletes directly.
WEATHER
Signs of a pre-Valentine’s Day thaw, but winter still has a few cards to play
Saturday’s snowstorm had a hard north edge. The wintry pattern may not end as sharply, but looks to loosen next week.
Cardinal 250
Virginia now has two mobile museums devoted to the American Revolution. One is exclusively for Southwest Virginia.
The first mobile museum was so popular that the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission has added a second.
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