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Merger talks for Appalachian School of Law continue amid Buchanan County leadership turmoil
Local funding for the financially strapped school has been a point of contention between the board of supervisors and the county IDA.
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Politics
Notes from the Square: General Assembly backs Spanberger’s appeal to SCC regarding data center transmission costs
Plus: Hashmi releases a reading list ahead of autumn Southwest Virginia college tour; Griffith applauds federal money for Helene housing recovery, announces $3 million for Head Start programs.
Local
New River Valley Field Notes: Blacksburg incubator gets $1 annual lease, will offer new use of old building
Plus: A split Christiansburg Town Council approves police camera contract.
Culture
Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars
Link Wray’s “Rumble” used power chords and distortion. It came to life accidentally at a sock hop in Fredericksburg in 1957.
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education
Averett University announces new president as Powell returns to retirement
Tatia Granger, a native of the Roanoke Valley, will be the university’s first Black president.
eCONOMY
Virginia Tech researchers look to AI to ease difficult workplace conversations
Need help navigating a tough talk with your employees? Researchers are developing an AI training tool that offers coaching and customizable scenarios.
OPinion
Southwest Virginia artist: By rejecting mural with ethnically diverse musicians, Galax sends a message that some aren’t welcome
Galax rejected a mural that shows an ethnically diverse group of musicians on the grounds that it didn’t represent the city.
HealthCare
The Pulse: LewisGale adds simulation lab for nurses and clinicians
Plus: Bristol’s methadone clinic reaches its three-month milestone, and the Southside Health District plans a measles outreach clinic.
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news briefs
Headlines from across the state: Virginia ABC loses its leader as focus shifts to law enforcement; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia disability advocates fear impact from new DOJ memo. Virginia Beach denied all curfew financial loss claims filed by businesses, records show. Congress could open Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuaries for commercial harvest.
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
Canadian wildfire smoke wafts over Virginia, dirtying skies and posing health risks
The Department of Enviromental Qualilty has issued an Air Quality Alert for most of the state as far west as the Roanoke Valley, as unhealthy levels of smoke are expected to reach the surface on this Friday.
Cardinal 250
Virginia’s royal governor made a grim last stand on a disease-ridden island by the Chesapeake Bay where corpses lay unburied
Lord Dunmore set up on Gwynn’s Island, but disease swept through his ranks. Then Andrew Lewis arrived with cannons.
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