The timeline to bid and complete the project is about three years. It will focus on the section of road that connects Buchanan County to eastern Kentucky.
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Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars
Link Wray’s “Rumble” used power chords and distortion. It came to life accidentally at a sock hop in Fredericksburg in 1957.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: How Virginia’s plans for the biggest data center in the world fell apart; more …
From elsewhere: Prince William supervisors reject Dulles Cloud South data center proposal. Virginia’s highest public earners come with a whistle or a corner office. Water authority begins voluntary water use restrictions for Roanoke and surrounding communities.
Posted inCulture
Who defines a city’s image? A proposed mural celebrating Galax’s old-time music roots divides local leaders.
The city council voted 4-3 to nix the design for a mural depicting a multiracial group of four musicians.
Posted inOpinion
By water use, Google’s Botetourt site would be its 8th largest data center complex in the world
Those figures come from the tech company’s annual environmental report. Here’s what else it says.
Posted inOpinion
Virginia’s voided special election cost $11.6 million
Local governments say they shouldn’t have trouble paying their share because they had already budgeted for a June primary that got moved, but the next fiscal year may have more elections than they had planned for.
Posted inHealthcare
New state funding aims to help Virginians who were priced out of health insurance after loss of federal subsidies
Late last year, thousands of Virginians canceled their Marketplace insurance plans due to rising premium costs. The new state subsidy could provide relief for 200,000 consumers.
Posted inPolitics
State may have inadvertently created a 1-year gap with no cannabis laws, but language was fixed after concerns arose
Some prosecutors had raised questions about whether the state had accidentally repealed all cannabis laws. A state commission intervened Wednesday to fix what one legislature called a routine error.
Posted inEconomy
Appalachian Power to hold open house on Valley Link substation plan
The utility said it plans to move the Joshua Falls substation in Campbell County. The substation would serve as one endpoint of a major electric transmission line proposal.
Posted inLocal
Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Voluntary water measures now in place with persistent drought
Plus: Roanoke City Council votes to restrict data centers through zoning regulations.
