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$24.7 million in state grants announced; biggest amount goes to White Mill project in Danville

by Cardinal Staff December 28, 2022December 27, 2022

The biggest project funded is the White Mill redevelopment in Danville. Other projects funded include those in South Boston, Blackstone, Galax, Kenbridge, St. Paul, Buena Vista, Pennington Gap, Tazewell, Patrick County, Pulaski County, Charlotte County and Botetourt County.

Author Kristina Gaddy will speak in Bristol on Jan. 10. Courtesy of Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
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Banjo historian to speak in Bristol; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 28, 2022December 27, 2022

VCEDA grant will be used to fix roof at Visitors Center at Breaks Interstate Park. Basketball tournament in Alleghany County postponed after frozen water pipes break.

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Danville councilman’s home hit in drive-by shooting; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 28, 2022December 27, 2022

From elsewhere: Fatback Soul Shack in Christiansburg to close. Holston Conference Methodists set meeting where some churches could leave. Flu rate remains high.

Austin Lee Edwards. Courtesy of Riverside (California) Police Department.
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‘Catfishing cop’ used father as job reference to get deputy’s post in Washington County; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 27, 2022December 26, 2022

From elsewhere: Behavioral health center in Abingdon can’t open for lack of staff. New Forest Service guidelines could clear way for Mountain Valley Pipeline. Youngkin wants more hemp regulation.

As of 11 a.m., on Dec. 16, the number of electric customers in Virginia without power stands at 6,003. The biggest number is in Franklin County. See link below for interactive map where you can look up each locality. Courtesy of Power Outage.
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Appalachian revises restoration schedule; says most power will be restored to parts of Lynchburg and Roanoke areas by Monday night

by Cardinal Staff December 23, 2022December 26, 2022

Updated Monday, 12:45 p.m. Utility says power restoration is ahead of schedule. Biggest remaining outages are in Franklin County, Lynchburg and Roanoke County.

AMR PEMCO President David Graf, center, accepts a ceremonial check for $447,200 representing a low interest loan to AMR PEMCO from VCEDA for the company’s planned expansion. From left are Tazewell County Economic Development Manager Ashley Harris; VCEDA Executive Director/General Counsel Jonathan Belcher; Graf; Tazewell County IDA Chairman Kyle Hurt; and Tazewell County Economic Development Director Tim Danielson. They are pictured in front of the new press brake. Courtesy of VCEDA
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Tazewell County company expands due to demand from renewable energy industry; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 23, 2022December 22, 2022

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research raises $17,745 for charity. Danville cancels Friday’s light show.

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GO Virginia board awards $3.5 million to expand program aimed to getting middle school students interested in manufacturing

by Cardinal Staff December 23, 2022December 26, 2022

Other projects funded would support training a workforce for autonomous vehicles in the Roanoke and New River valleys, to increase the number of welders in the Roanoke Valley, and for business parks connected to airports in Lynchburg and the Shenandoah Valley.

Roanoke Municipal Building. Photo by Dwayne Yancey
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Roanoke adopts new economic development plan; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 23, 2022December 22, 2022

From elsewhere: Deeds switches position on assault rifles. McClellan wins Democratic nomination for Congress. Halifax planners approve solar farm and meat processor.

Steve Heatherly. Courtesy of Sovah Health.
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Sovah Health-Danville names new CEO; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 22, 2022December 21, 2022

Mill Mountain Theatre production resumes after COVID outbreak. Governor orders flags lowered for Brodnax police chief. Warner, Kaine announce federal funding for homeless veterans. Griffith announces services academy nominations. Farm Credit of the Virginias donates to Virginia charities.

Researchers led by virology Professor Kylene Kehn-Hall at Virginia Tech’s Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine received a $3.3 million from the Department of Defense to study how Eastern equine encephalitis virus changes the brain. Photo by Andrew Mann for Virginia Tech.
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Virginia Tech researchers receive $3.3 million to study equine virus; more . . .

by Cardinal Staff December 22, 2022December 21, 2022

Tech professor named fellow of National Academy of Inventors. Virginia Tech researchers win award for drone research.

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