Some communities around the country are paying people to move there. The Tobacco Commission has a different approach for Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Why does Good want students to defy mask rules?
Virus rates in most of his district are high and getting higher. So what’s the alternative theory on how to beat this virus?
Posted inNews Briefs
Covid hospitalization rate in Southwest Virginia is triple state average; more . . .
Here are some of the top stories around Southwest and Southside:
Posted inPolitics
Separation anxiety
Virginia Redistricting Commission faces more confusion over Lynchburg split and accusations of collusion
Posted inCulture
Charlotte County remembers Black politician who was murdered on courthouse steps
A historical marker will commemorate the life and death of Joseph Holmes, who rose from slavery to elected office.
Posted inOpinion
Four questions for the next governor
Or, in the meantime, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inNews Briefs
Good urges students to defy mask rules; more . . .
Here are some of the top headlines around Southwest and Southside:
Posted inOpinion
A real solution to coal waste reclamation & repurposing
Here’s how Southwest Virginia can rid itself of waste coal that’s polluting streams.
Posted inOpinion
Six things wrong with the proposed congressional map
The biggest problem is that it would reduce the influence of Southside Virginia by making the Richmond suburbs the population center of the district.
Posted inPolitics
Split decision
A bipartisan congressional map would split Lynchburg’s majority Black neighborhood between the 5th and the 6th Districts.
