The restaurant chain has pledged an additional $500,000 over eight years to support the pediatric therapy gym at Carilion.
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Posted inOpinion
Republicans push for a gas tax holiday in Virginia. Here are the politics and policies at play.
Many states are responding to high gas prices by waiving gas taxes for a time. Virginia is unlikely to join them. In the meantime, this is a campaign issue.
Posted inOpinion
Former Wise County clerk: Coal seams to moon dust; who will own the minerals of the moon?
Southwest Virginia understands mineral ownership. Finding a valuable resource is only the beginning. Harder questions follow: Who owns it? Who may extract it? Who gets paid? What rights may be transferred? Where is the transaction recorded so a buyer or court can trace title?
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Henrico County decides to eliminate Flock cameras; more …
From elsewhere: Proposed 168-home development draws mixed reactions from Bedford County neighbors. Virginia Board of Education reinstates adult education advisory committee after three years. TowneBank to acquire N.C. bank for $154 million.
Posted inLynchburg area
Developer uses public comment period at Amherst County meeting to unveil plans for a nuclear power project
The company has not publicly identified a site for the facility, which would use small modular reactors to produce up to 650 megawatts of power.
Posted inSouthwest Area
‘Every book I write will be about Appalachia’: Why Barbara Kingsolver feels called to tell stories about the region
Her new novel “Partita,” which debuts Tuesday, involves the protagonist’s upbringing on an East Tennessee cattle farm.
Posted inOpinion
What’s our personal data center footprint? We might use 58 to 87 data centers each day.
American life has become digitized. Here’s a look at all the things we do that require “compute” hubs, and how many.
Posted inEducation
Virginia voters broadly support increased investment in public schools, poll finds
A majority of respondents say the state’s classrooms are important to the economy and deserve additional funding.
Posted inEconomy
Traditional Medicinals starts production at Franklin County factory
The company’s first product from its 110,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Summit View Business Park was its Throat Coat tea, which uses slippery elm sourced from the Appalachian region.
Posted inDanville area
Danville’s animal welfare issue to be subject of election forum
City council members and candidates are meeting with residents at a town hall Wednesday for the first time to discuss the area’s Humane Society.
