From elsewhere: Longtime Roanoke journalist George Kegley passes away at 93. Halifax adds officers are guns found at school. Gin Blossoms to play Bristol Feb. 22.
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Covington and Sussex have zero covid cases, but far Southwest still has high rates
The 11 localities with the highest rates are all west of the Blue Ridge; 10 of those 11 are in Southwest Virginia.
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Averett opens center for nursing program in Norfolk; more . . .
Briefs: Applications now being accepted for abandoned mine projects. Averett presents ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Thursday-Saturday. Virginia Western adds grants administrator.
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Southwest Va. COVID death rate still triple state rate; more . . .
From elsewhere: udge rejects plea agreement in embezzlement case against former legislator. Hillsville dance studio to perform at Daytona 500. Emu on loose in Franklin County.
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Salem Museum to host virtual talk on Virginia Tech history; more . . .
Briefs: Emory & Henry adds fund-raiser. VCEDA awards grant to Lee County driving school.
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Senate votes to begin recreational pot sales in September; more . . .
From elsewhere: As infections drop in Danville, so do vaccinations. Judge gives boost to Lee Enterprises as it battles hostile takeover. Legislators disagree on whether college hazing should be felony.
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Appalachian Regional Commission awards $174,458 to Hurley
Meanwhile, Del. Will Morefield says he is hopeful of state funding for flood-ravaged community.
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Lynchburg drug court expands with help from Liberty profs; more . . .
Patrick & Henry and Goodwill both add new board members. Forest Service sets prescribed burns.
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Heart’s Ann Wilson to play at FloydFest; more . . .
School leaders advocate for construction funding. Southwest covid rate down but still higher than state average. Some Starbucks workers in Roanoke seek to unionize.
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Five Virginia Tech researchers win national honors; more . . .
Briefs: Mead’s Tavern in Bedford added to National Register of Historic Places. Fralin Institute scientists to discuss healthy lifestyle in public seminar. Dredging ban begins at Smith Mountain Lake.