Gate City restaurant receives $10,000 VCEDA grant. Coalition funds expanded behavioral health training that focuses on children.
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Residents question two proposed solar farms in Southside; more . . .
From elsewhere: Airport at Hot Springs to get new terminal. Fifth craft brewery headed for Roanoke’s “beer alley.” Falwell sues Liberty University. Dept. of Forestry official dies fighting Buchanan County fire.
Posted inWeather
Winter awakens from its long winter’s nap for Sunday snow
Snow amounts were minor and mostly on grass and trees, but more locations in Southwest and Southside Virginia saw snow fall on March 12 than any date previously this winter.
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Updated: Tardy winter threatens to fling snowflakes across Southwest/Southside Virginia on Sunday
Moisture running into cold air banked against the mountains may be just enough to add some white to the mosaic of blooming colors and break through record snowlessness in some locations.
Posted inPolitics
Luke Priddy will seek Democratic nomination for state Senate following Edwards’ retirement
Priddy, who has been an aide to Edwards, was elected to Roanoke City Council in November. If he wins the nomination, he’ll face state Sen. David Suetterlein, R-Roanoke County.
Posted inEducation
Virginia attorney general tells former New College Foundation it can’t hold back scholarships, funding
The attorney general’s office says the foundation must stop “using scholarships and young Virginians’ futures as a pawn,” in the latest development in a long-running dispute between the two bodies.
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New College Foundation rebrand could block scholarships at Martinsville education center
The already strained relationship between the boards of the New College Institute and its foundation may affect support for students.
Posted inOpinion
Del. Fariss faces more difficulties than criminal charges
He also faces a challenge for the Republican nomination in a district that, while strongly Republican, may not work to his advantage.
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RAMP welcomes 5 startups into spring 2023 cohort; more …
News briefs: VCEDA approves funds for Breaks Interstate Park projects. Roanoke College to host national leader in reparations movement. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen to speak at Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg.
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Virginia towing companies could gain the right to impose $20 fuel surcharge; more …
From elsewhere: Christiansburg’s Due South BBQ closes in latest business move by Del. Marie March. Former professor settles racial discrimination lawsuit against VMI. Federal funds to aid Creeper Trail work.