Also in this edition, get updates on Lynchburg’s new fire chief, emergency homeless shelters and a blighted property tracker.
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Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Hashmi calls on regulators to extend review period for NextEra-Dominion Energy merger
From elsewhere: Virginia joins multistate push against ICE rollback on detainee death reporting. Ex-Advance Auto supervisor gets three years for embezzling $3 million to gamble. Virginia lawmakers invest $1 million in a Portsmouth museum that celebrates Black women’s contributions.
Posted inEconomy
2 pumped storage hydroelectric stations could be located just miles apart in Wise County
A Florida company has a preliminary permit from the federal government for one site and is pursuing another.
Posted inOpinion
On the hottest day of the year (at that point), here’s where the power came from that kept us cool
An almost hour-by-hour look at the power grid shows how reliant we are on natural gas.
Posted inEconomy
Times Fiber Communications to close Chatham plant, lay off 79
The layoffs will take effect between Aug. 31 and Oct. 31. The company, a subsidiary of Amphenol Broadband Solutions, manufactures telecommunications cables.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Unemployment benefits increase
Plus: Roanoke refreshes its GIS website, a Roanoke property is sold for a future credit union branch and the overlook at the Smith Mountain visitor center is temporarily closing for renovations.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Prince William Digital Gateway data center project officially dies; more …
From elsewhere: Affordability, jobs, election integrity take center stage in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District race. State budget extends Virginia higher education displacement commission funding for two years. Virginia wines top French competition in Paris.
Posted inLocal
After complaints and mistakes, Roanoke City Council votes to discontinue gunshot audio devices
The city manager said all the devices installed should be removed by the end of the week.
Posted inCulture
‘Cheese slaw town’: Pimiento cheese’s Roanoke kin retains its spicy cult following
The treat, good as a side or a condiment, can be found in a few places across the Roanoke Valley, or made at home.
Posted inOpinion
New study ranks Del. Hope as most effective legislator in Richmond; Rep. Kiggans is tops in Washington
The report from the Center for Effective Lawmaking attempts to measure how legislators perform. Not surprisingly, majority party members outrank minority ones.
