The Overmountain Men won an improbable victory that changed the course of the war in the South. The play “Kings Mountain” runs through Oct. 31.
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Posted inPath to Solutions
Community teams work to aid Virginia first responders so they can focus on what’s needed most
Volunteers bring food, water, a generator and a cot where firefighters can lie down. They also take over administrative duties.
Posted inOpinion
Virginia’s energy demand is rising so fast that under current policies, we need to add twice as much solar, build 16 more wind farms and up to 17 small nuclear reactors
The governor’s energy plan speaks in terms of how many megawatts of energy we’ll need. Here’s how the various options translate into actual energy production facilities.
Posted inRoanoke Valley
Why did regional authority that owns Wood Haven pull out of data center NDA? Transparency, it says
“Ethical obligations” remain to protect information, including the name of the buyer’s corporate parent, its director said.
Posted inMartinsville area
Running for reelection, Martinsville mayor says he has not been interviewed as part of city investigation
Others have, however, and talked about their interactions with Virginia State Police.
Posted inEducation
8 takeaways from this week’s Virginia school accountability results, from gains at virtual schools to problems with absenteeism
The annual report card shows highs and lows across Southwest and Southside school divisions.
Posted inDanville area
Caesars casino visitor center opens in Danville with goal to increase local business customers
Guests can create custom digital itineraries there and send them to their phones, said Lisa Meriwether, Danville’s tourism director.
Posted inRoanoke Valley
Google commits $10 million geared toward energy efficiency to Virginia localities including Botetourt County
The tech company is building a data center at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield and says that repairs and other household investments will target homes near the industrial park.
Posted inOpinion
Civic activist: Economic development must answer to the people who live here
Wise County promotes lowest regional data center tax rate of its kind in Virginia. Before that revenue is held up as the payoff, the public deserves to know what remains after the reduced rate, depreciation, additional incentives, and publicly funded infrastructure or utility costs. Those benefits should be binding commitments.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: Shellfish farmers are reeling after algal bloom devastates oyster crops; more …
From elsewhere: Home insurers are retreating from some coastal communities; here’s what’s happening in Hampton Roads. Warner, Mizusawa outline competing approaches to disability policy. At the Blue Ridge Bigfoot Festival, the search continues.
