Roanoke College interviewed 652 Virginia residents and found that while a majority of Republicans want Youngkin to run for president, only 39% said they would vote for him; 52% said they would vote for Trump.
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Former Roanoke church building sold for redevelopment; more …
State funds transit projects in Southwest Virginia, Richmond, Loudoun. Virginia Tech helmet ratings expand to include equestrians.
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Hard Rock breaks ground on casino in Bristol; more …
From elsewhere: Air board takes another step toward leaving RGGI. June primary to decide March, Williams GOP contest. Virginia to get $16.8 million in $434.9 million Juul settlement agreement.
Posted inVHSL Football
Heritage aims for repeat of 2018 title game in Saturday’s football state championship
Lynchburg’s Heritage Pioneers will meet the Phoebus Phantoms of Hampton on Saturday to determine the 2022 Class 3 champion. In 2018, Heritage defeated Phoebus 24-20 to take the title.
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Tech, UVa basketball teams open with combined 34-1 record, plus sports notes from across the region
With no indication how long it will hold up, the Virginia and Virginia Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams have opened the season with a combined record that is seeminglyuntouchable. The UVa men are 8-0 and the Cavalier women are 10-0. In Blacksburg, the Tech men are 8-1 and the Hokie women are 8-0. So, […]
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Greenland block and a loosening polar vortex suggest a chance of December snow … if Pacific sled brake releases
Developing atmospheric patterns in northern latitudes correlate with some of Virginia’s most memorable winter periods. But for Virginia to have its greatest chance of snow, another high-pressure system needs to form over western North America, and it’s not there yet.
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Stores dedicated to unregulated ‘skill game’ machines proliferate in Bristol
Bristol planned to ask stores to cease operations prior to Monday, when a judge extended an injunction allowing games to continue.
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The Democratic vote in rural Virginia is concentrated in just a few places
Virginia Public Access Project maps give new insight into the election returns. Votes for Democrats were concentrated in a few areas, making it impossible to draw a Democratic district in this part of the state.
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Liberty professor to become first dean of public health at Appalachian College of Pharmacy; more . . .
NIH group awards grant for four projects to Tech, UVa, Carilion group. Speaker to talk about oral health and pregnancy outcomes. Virginia Tech librarians win award.
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Pittsylvania County names bridge after fallen deputy; more . . .
Junior Achievement of Southwest names new president. HopeTree names chief advancement officer. Lynchburg church to screen documentary on Ukraine. Forest Service closes road in Carroll and Grayson.