Tatia Granger, a native of the Roanoke Valley, will be the university’s first Black president.
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Posted inEconomy
COVID-era strategy shift leads to exponential growth for CPR training startup
Roanoke-based Code One Training Solutions currently has 112 remote training locations. Its owners want to expand nationwide.
Posted inOpinion
Left hand, right hand: Virginia cools on data centers even as state policy promotes the AI that requires them
The state budget includes multiple items that promote artificial intelligence. State colleges are adding AI programs. All these require data centers.
Posted inHealthcare
Legislators again pause plan to close state-run medical center, citing concerns over moving at-risk residents
The Joint Commission on Health Care will need to vote on a plan to close Hiram Davis Medical Center by the end of July in order to meet a deadline set by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health.
Posted inEducation
Virginia’s first adult high school celebrates its first graduate
Brittany Mills, a mother of two from Rocky Mount, earned her high school diploma at Roanoke’s Excel Center 19 years after leaving school. Next, she plans to tackle community college.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: Study says Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center generates $30 million annually for local economy
Plus: A new leader takes the helm of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation and the University of Lynchburg plans for a days-long power outage.
Posted inLocal
Danville Field Notes: BWXT employees earn data science certifications through Danville workforce development program
Plus: A local relief center plans for capital improvements, Pittsylvania pushes against an effort to minimize tree removal at anticipated micro-resort, and a music series begins in Danville’s River District.
Posted inOpinion
Energy group: Some counties’ new energy ordinances go too far
Some counties have adopted standards stricter than those of many other jurisdictions. In doing so, localities risk discouraging private investment and limiting landowners’ ability to use their property.
Posted inOpinion
McNamara: Democratic budget is ‘tax it, spend it, triple pay’
The budget has many good programs, but in the totality, it is growing the government in an unsustainable manner.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: ODU’s largest capital investment will fund new engineering and arts building; more …
From elsewhere: Roanoke gears up for second year of mountain bike national championships. Primland named South’s top resort by Travel + Leisure. Zoning change for solar farms proposed in Bedford County.
