The indoor farming company in Pittsylvania County said in late March that it was working to sell its business.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: 9 years of I-81 work, police buy Roanoke County building, restaurant and brewery reopen, Lester Group names chair
Get up to speed on recent business happenings.
Posted inOpinion
Cannabis legalization advocates: Virginia lawmakers choose support and services over punishment for our youth
We are now criminalizing children for behavior that is no longer illegal for adults.
Posted inOpinion
Former Hollins president: Why we should listen before we speak
Listening is particularly hard in a time when we are overloaded with information and misinformation, and opinions are deeply and rigidly entrenched.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Spanberger weighs legislation to allow class action lawsuits in Virginia courts; more …
From elsewhere: Thousands of Virginians will regain the right to vote next month. Dominion solar credit rate to decline. Virginia sports betting topped $672 million during March.
Posted inPolitics
AI bills faced a logjam in the General Assembly due to a Trump executive order, but Congress is working to fill the gap
The chairman of the committee that hears most technology-related legislation in the House of Delegates said it was important to protect federal broadband funds, which Trump threatened if states make “onerous AI laws.”
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More than 3/4s of the signatures that led to mayor’s suspension came from just one part of Martinsville. It’s a neighborhood unlike the rest of the city.
Virginia’s removal law has created a situation where petition-signers have alleged a felony, but there’s no criminal indictment. What does this tell us about the law?
Posted inLocal
Russell County supervisors to consider calls for forensic audit of county finances
Many complaints have centered on the county public service authority’s billing and fee collection practices and the dissolution of the Dante Fire Department.
Posted inEducation
Settlement reached in pastor’s lawsuit against Roanoke County parent following altercation at school board meeting
Thomas McCracken, a former school board member, accused a parent of defaming him following a contentious meeting in August 2023.
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Danville to consider data center tax increase, development guidelines
The planning commission unanimously recommended approval of new language in the city’s development code in April.