The event featured 13 businesses from Amelia County to Martinsville.

Cardinal Staff
Hounded by baseless election fraud allegations, entire election staff quits in Buckingham County; more . . .
Opposition forms to proposed luxury RV park in Danville. Bristol superintendent to move to Washington County. Gate City’s Mac McClung makes his NBA debut.
Roanoke Valley native Mike Brennan named director of National Hurricane Center
The 1995 graduate of Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County takes over one of the most visible positions in weather, leading the federal agency that forecasts hurricanes throughout the Atlantic basin.
Cardinal adds a director of development
Veteran fundraiser Crystal Gibson joins the staff today.
Grammy-winning country songwriter Kendall Marvel to play in Rocky Mount; more . . .
Lee County horse camp gets group. Volunteers sought for Lake Moomaw clean-up. Museum seeks Virginians’ stories about Vietnam.
Virginia budget deal unlikely until late June; more . . .
From elsewhere: Solar project in Montgomery County withdraws rezoning request. Manufacturer in Bristol expands. New Tanglewood Mall owners plan expansion.
Two members of Virginia Tech women’s basketball team to speak at Title IX event
Coach Kenny Brooks will join players Georgia Amoore and Elizabeth Kitley at public event on Tuesday. Registration now open.
Carilion expands forensic nurse program to Lexington and Tazewell
News briefs: New round of abandoned mine land funding available. Highlander Hotel opens in Radford. Cline announces congressional art competition.
Author Nina Mukerjee Furstenau will talk about food, gender and identity at Virginia Tech; more …
Education briefs: P&HCC, Southside CC receive GO Virginia grants for dual-enrollment programs. Averett receives grant. Virginia Tech’s Schultz receives NSF award. .
FloydFest 2023 is cancelled; more . . .
Sentara to build new hospital in South Boston. Hollins writing professor Richard Dillard dies. South Boston planners endorse solar project.