Mia Stanley, who kicked a 20-year oxycodone habit and turned her life around, recently relapsed.
Susan Cameron
Susan Cameron is a reporter for Cardinal News. She has been a newspaper journalist in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee for nearly 40 years. She is based in Bristol. Reach her at susan@cardinalnews.org or 276-791-5928.
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Dickenson County’s new addiction treatment center brings long-term residential treatment to an area that has little
Proponents of the Addiction Recovery Care program say the length and depth of the program helps clients get and stay clean.
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Bristol City Council considers final approval of unsafe and blighted property ordinance
The resolution is likely aimed at the city’s issues with the former Virginia Intermont College site, which has been vacant for more than a decade.
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Addiction treatment as an economic development strategy? Dickenson County, ravaged by substance abuse and overdose deaths, says yes
The first of two drug treatment centers has been completed; it was purposefully built within sight of the county’s new industrial park.
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Coal magnate, casino founder, philanthropist Jim McGlothlin dies
McGlothlin, who parlayed a successful coal business into a hospitality company that opened the state’s first casino in Bristol, also will be remembered for the causes he supported, including education and the arts.
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Tax relief for older and disabled residents being considered Monday by Russell County leaders
A public hearing on the proposal will also be held.
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‘Microclimates’ make some parts of your cities hotter. We hit the streets (and fields) to find out more.
Microclimates abound in communities with an uneven distribution of concrete and shade.
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Owner of Virginia Intermont property in Bristol still plans to open a business college at the site, attorney says
U.S. Magis says it would fight any attempt by the city to take over the property under a new law, which the owner considers unconstitutional.
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Agenda Bristol: City council to consider change to ordinance dealing with blighted buildings
The move comes after the city’s effort to take control of the former VI College property was stymied; the city is also considering deeming the property “criminally blighted.”
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2 western Virginia counties now have flood warning systems to gather data and guide local officials during emergencies
Buchanan County, which has had three major floods in recent years, and Botetourt County, which has dealt with flash flooding, were chosen for the projects.