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Unprecedented growth shapes Pittsylvania County’s long-range planning efforts
The county’s comprehensive plan has not been thoroughly updated since 2010, and the zoning code has not had a rewrite since 1991 — with no guidance for battery storage facilities, solar projects or data centers.
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Politics
State may have inadvertently created a 1-year gap with no cannabis laws, but language was fixed after concerns arose
Some prosecutors had raised questions about whether the state had accidentally repealed all cannabis laws. A state commission intervened Wednesday to fix what one legislature called a routine error.
Local
Danville Field Notes: BWXT employees earn data science certifications through Danville workforce development program
Plus: A local relief center plans for capital improvements, Pittsylvania pushes against an effort to minimize tree removal at anticipated micro-resort, and a music series begins in Danville’s River District.
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
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Tuggle’s Gap Restaurant reopens on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Plus: Wingstop appears to be headed to Vinton, Bedford County joins the Roanoke Regional Partnership, learn how to share your thoughts about Virginia’s new paid family and medical leave program and Columbia Gas is starting work on Main Street in Covington.
OPinion
Health of former Salem man being held in Russian prison is ‘deteriorating,’ advocates say
The U.S. embassy has only spoken to Chuck Zimmerman once in more than a year of captivity. It’s unclear if the embassy has tried to contact him more often.
HealthCare
Legislators again pause plan to close state-run medical center, citing concerns over moving at-risk residents
The Joint Commission on Health Care will need to vote on a plan to close Hiram Davis Medical Center by the end of July in order to meet a deadline set by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health.
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news briefs
Headlines from across the state: Cash App parent company to pay $45 million in multistate fraud settlement, Virginia attorney general says; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia joins rooftop solar initiative to help residents trim electric bills. Buckingham County board adopt solar ordinance changes. Boston firm tapped to turn Confederate statue into monument to racial diversity.
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
The heat wave is over, but it’s still July, so the heat isn’t
Regular summer heat that pokes above 90 sometimes is on tap for Virginia, with spotty storms that probably won’t be enough to significantly dent the drought.
Cardinal 250
Not all of Virginia’s independence story was made by men in white wigs. Here’s what we’ve learned about our history.
Our Cardinal 250 series has shared stories about lesser-known people who helped Virginia, and the nation, secure independence.
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