Nottoway County grapples with the 5,700 Afghan refugees being housed at a former military base.
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What Appalachia really needs
What Appalachia really needs is more private investment. So why aren’t all those companies who profess a commitment to social values making Appalachia one of those?
Welcome, Appalachian Regional Commission
The commission meets next week in Southwest Virginia; this is an exciting time to visit.
Free community college program announced at Patrick & Henry; more . . .
Here are some of the top headlines around Southwest and Southside:
Southwest and Southside will lose two House seats under new plans
Both parties have new redistricting maps. The question isn’t whether seats will be lost, but whose and where.
Southwest and Southside would benefit most from child tax credit expansion
Here are the localities in Virginia with the highest percentage of children who would benefit.
St. Paul prepares to show off its new hotel, outdoor economy to Appalachian leaders
This small town on the Wise-Russell line will host an Appalachian summit designed to showcase how it’s changed its economy.
In redistricting, Democrats have a voter distribution problem
Democrats need more voters to move to Southwest and Southside Virginia. Their big margins in Northern Virginia don’t help them win legislative seats.
German company to bring 355 jobs to Henry County; more …
Here are some of the top headlines around Southwest and Southside:
Virginia’s newest dark sky park opens Oct. 7
Virginia’s newest dark sky park opens Oct. 7 at Natural Bridge State Park; two others are in Southside Virginia.

