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Griffin booted from committees; Democrats say he disrespected subcommittee chair
The Bedford County Republican sat on the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation until Friday.
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
Finalists for open seat on Danville City Council to be interviewed in public meeting Tuesday
Shakeva Frazier, Shelby Irving and Danny Marshall were chosen as finalists from a pool of 11 applicants to fill the seat vacated by now-Del. Madison Whittle.
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
Your valley, your voice: The first step to supporting coverage in New River Valley is your support
We’ve got a plan to expand our coverage. Here’s where readers fit in.
Health Care
Dickenson County drug treatment center gets conditional license to operate from the state
Wildwood Recovery Center is now expected to open in the second half of 2026.
news briefs
Headlines from across the state: UVa faculty accuse Beardsley of ‘bribing’ students for their support; more …
From elsewhere: State lawmakers want to lift local caps on housing grants for government employees. Bill to ban the use of herbicide paraquat in Virginia advances with narrow vote. Planning continues for new Tazewell County school.
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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