Cardinal Staff

New River Community College to host Appalachian photo exhibit. $10,000 grant provides scholarships for Virginia Western machining students. VCOM hosts Black History Month speaker series.

From elsewhere: Bills designed to strengthen hospital price transparency laws are struck down. Lynchburg City School Board votes to keep opt-out policy for sexually explicit content. Pappy Van Winkle whiskey lotteries are back at Virginia ABC.

Dinosaur exhibit opens at Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville. Blacksburg orchestra sets regional tour.

Emory & Henry to offer programs at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. Lynchburg begins search for E.C. Glass principal.

From elsewhere: Va. Charitable Gaming Board leader resigns as lawmakers split on charity poker. Halifax County board approves RV park, solar project. Youngkin’s workforce development bill passes House and Senate. Good heckles Biden.

Franklin County Schools job fair set for March 18. Danville Community College launches CDL training program. MacArthur Award recipient to present talk in Roanoke about big data and the brain.

Forest Service names new James River and Warm Springs district ranger. Waterline work will affect Creeper Trail. Griffith invites retired Saltville educator to State of the Union.

Warner, Kaine urge General Assembly to repeal state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage. Gauntlet pitch contest set to begin. Rooster Walk completes line-up.

Schnabel was one of Cardinal’s first two reporters and has been a journalist in Southwest Virginia for more than 25 years. The new managing editor position was created to work with Cardinal’s growing reporting staff.

Ballad opens urgent care clinic in Marion. Roanoke Women’s Foundation hosts 2023 grants information forum. Southern Gap Mountain Mayhem returns to Grundy. Bristol resident to be Kaine’s guest at State of the Union.