Southwest Virginia is looking at what it needs to do to capture part of wind energy business.
Megan Schnabel
Megan Schnabel is managing editor for Cardinal News. Reach her at megan@cardinalnews.org or 540-819-4969.
Posted inPolitics
Newly appointed Pound council member declines seat
General Assembly will change deadline for town to show progress to Nov. 1, 2023.
Posted inPolitics
‘We ask for the opportunity to prove ourselves’
The Wise County town of Pound is in danger of losing its charter after years of what county and state officials have called drama and mismanagement. Some townspeople are fighting back.
Posted inEconomy
National nursing shortage highlights challenges of expanding nursing programs
Schools across Virginia are looking for ways to grow, while facing the twin challenges of faculty hiring and clinical hours.
Posted inPolitics
Bill to strip charter from Wise County town advances to full House
Council member says of Pound: ‘Our house is a hot mess.’
Posted inPolitics
Hurley residents eligible for SBA disaster loans
Representatives of the federal agency will be in Hurley this month to help with the application process.
Posted inPolitics
Wise County town of Pound faces losing charter
Kilgore’s bill gives residents of troubled town a year “to get their house in order.”
Posted inEconomy
Meeting a need for meat
A Floyd County family is launching a meat processing facility, a ‘major need’ in the heavily agricultural community. Their effort has garnered financial support, including funding from a state agriculture grant program that could expand if a bill that’s before the General Assembly passes.
Posted inPolitics
Bill to ‘terminate’ town of St. Charles clears first House hurdle
No one has run for town office or voted in the last two elections.
Posted inCulture
‘I can’t make the town stay there’
A bill would ‘terminate’ the town of St. Charles in Lee County.