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Posted inCulture
‘We have to figure out how to deal with the water in a better way’
A year after a flash flood killed one person and left dozens of families homeless in the Buchanan County community of Hurley, cleanup continues. So does planning for how to keep the next flood from wreaking such devastation.
Posted inEconomy
Amazon plans to buy Deschutes-owned property in Roanoke
The Fortune 50 company seeks to build a distribution center on a site formerly considered for a Deschutes brewery, according to city documents. The city council will consider whether to approve a plan to repay a related federal grant, which would free the property from current restrictions on how it can be used.
Posted inEducation
Patrick & Henry expands workforce training opportunities with new building
The $6 million facility includes several welding stations, a robotic welding room and a virtual welding room, among other offerings.
Posted inOpinion
Aging demographics are driving policy: From Evans Spring to Roanoke College football to Lynchburg school closings
Declining birth rates and an aging population are the forces that are prompting colleges and local governments to act.
Posted inNews Briefs
Feds give grant to study wildlife crossings in Virginia; more . . .
Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke to be renamed. Shell building coming to Buchanan County. Carliion names vice president for Carilion Mental Health.
Posted inNews Briefs
Bristol invites new Virginia Democratic leadership for firsthand look at city’s landfill woes
From elsewhere: Virginia continues to pursue rail service to Bristol. Bedford board petitions Gov. Youngkin to declare county disaster area due to drought. Virginia Supreme Court rules Patrick County felon must reimburse state Medicaid for victim’s medical costs.
Posted inEconomy
State regulators OK Appalachian Power rate hike
An average Appalachian Power residential customer’s monthly bill will increase by about $16, starting in 60 days. Meanwhile, regulators did not approve a proposed monthly service charge exemption for low-income customers.
Posted inEducation
Sweet Briar College names new president
Mary Pope Hutson, who has been interim president, was involved in the movement that helped keep the school open eight years ago. She’s also the first alumna to lead the school.
Posted inPolitics
Youngkin approval rating remains stable at 52% even after legislative losses, Roanoke College poll says
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s approval rating in Virginia is at 37%.
Posted inEconomy
Trader Joe’s? Topgolf? Officials aim to lure new shopping options to the Roanoke Valley
Roanoke County and the cities of Roanoke and Salem are collaborating to figure out how to bring more grocery stores, restaurants and other retail choices to the area.
Posted inOpinion
Lynchburg City Council censures Misjuns. Now comes the hard part.
The Marty Misjuns controversy raises a question that goes beyond Lynchburg: Can someone be a disruptor of the status quo and still be nice?