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Longtime Danville animal shelter director accused of falsifying records in her role as the city’s humane investigator
Paulette Dean has resigned from that position; she remains director of the shelter.
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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
Inspection of Danville animal shelter found incorrect drug dosages, lack of veterinary care, contaminated food
The shelter received seven citations after a November report by state inspectors, but there was no monetary penalty.
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
RiverStreet Networks removed from multiple broadband deployment projects in rural Virginia after years of delays
The company informed the state’s broadband office that it was unable to secure funding to complete connections to more than 30,000 potential customers.
OPinion
VCU poll: Voters like Spanberger’s key policies but are mixed on the governor herself. Here’s why.
The poll also finds that Virginians are strongly skeptical of data centers.
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: Greene County says its hands are tied when it comes to ICE partnership; more …
From elsewhere: Four Democrats in the 1st Congressional District ask state party to reaffirm neutrality after DCCC backs Shannon Taylor. I-64 speed cameras may be coming to James City County. Spotted lanternflies are most active in August; here’s what you can do to protect your yard.
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
Sampler size of what is needed to end the drought, then a sampler size of a repeat heat wave
Parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia have gotten some meaningful rain in the past few days, but mid-upper 90s are making an encore appearance the rest of this week.
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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