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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 inCardinal News 250
London Pleasants was an enslaved teen who seized his freedom by donning a red coat
The story of the Henrico County teenager is featured in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. He served as a trumpeter in the British army, then escaped to Canada after the war.
Posted inCardinal News 250
The fog of war: The Revolutionary War may have never reached Virginia without a meteorological miracle
Washington and the Continental Army were about to be bottled up by the British beside the East River in New York, but then, the fog rolled in.
Posted inCardinal News 250
Dispatch from 1776: The Hessians are about to arrive, New York girds for battle
Short of British troops, King George III has turned to an uncle who rules over a small German principality.
Posted inMartinsville area
Road to a deal: Patrick & Henry Community College, Rural King team up on truck driving need
A program will help Rural King distribution and put more licensed operators on the roads.
Posted inOpinion
Spanberger booed in Galax. Then the online chatter bashed Southwest Virginia schools.
The commentary about the event churned up some old stereotypes about Appalachia. Here are some facts instead.
Posted inNew River Valley
Wagering referendum for a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium will be on Pulaski’s November ballot
And in Amherst County, voters will decide the issue for the second time.
Posted inPolitics
Perriello opposes Valley Link, open to more nuclear at North Anna, silent on Joshua Falls; McGuire mum except for letter on Valley Link
The 5th Congressional District faces a unique set of energy issues, which prompted questions to both candidates for the House seat.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Lynchburg-based BWXT to sell medical business
Plus: Virtual hiring fair upcoming, new nuclear simulator report, Lynchburg’s airport gets a $5.3 million grant and USDA designates Virginia localities as drought disaster areas.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: SCC chair recused herself in previous NextEra case, more . . .
From elsewhere: AG Jones visits Roanoke. Buck-Hayes’ attorney seeks extension for appeal. Roanoke’s Patrick Henry appeals recommended move to higher classification due to travel concerns.
Posted inOpinion
Roanoke College professor: How the school’s new 3-year online degree came about
Four-year degrees began as an accounting tool and then resisted innovation. Now three-year degrees are coming.