Briefs: VCEDA awards grants for entrepreneurial skills training. Virginia Tech one of 15 insitutions to get grant. Construction set on U.S. 460 in Giles County.
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Ballad declares staffing emergency due to covid strain; more . . .
From elsewhere: Suetterlein bill on parole board votes passes early test. Martinsville referendum, Patrick hospital study advance. Bristol music festival line-up announced.
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Lexington now has highest virus rate in Virginia
Greensville County and Galax are second and third. Covington, Rockbridge have some of state’s lowest rates.
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FCC awards grant for telehealth in coalfields; more . . .
Two from Virginia Tech named science fellows. Wytheville Community College announces new scholarship. Two named to parkway foundation posts.
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Virginia’s economic growth to slow in 2022, ODU says; more . . .
From elsewhere: Fincastle man charged in connection with January 6. Centra and Ballad hit new records for covid cases. Nottoway ban on solar farms stays.
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Emory & Henry to break ground on new housing; more . . .
Briefs: Southwest Virginia Songwriters Association honors founder. Washington and Lee museum exhibit opens Feb. 3.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline loses key permit; more . . .
From elsewhere: Southwest covid rate hits another record. Warner tests positive. Charlottesville Republican chair to challenge Good for nomination in 5th.
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Roanoke’s Cardwell elected first Black president of Virginia Bar Association; more . . .
Virginia Tech receives $2.8 million grant from Defense Department. Work underway in Wise County to halt erosion from abandoned mine. “Last Best Hope” author to speak at W&L.
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Republicans eye using marijuana money for school construction; more . . .
From elsewhere: Lee Enterprises asks investors to help it fight hostile takeover. Jerry Falwell Jr. talks to Vanity Fair about his fall. Omicron may have peaked in New River.
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Liberty University launches fast-track nursing program
Program can be completed in less than a year; aimed at college grads and military veterans.