And one of them was an elected official. The lack of interest seems to signal that there’s not much concern about the prospect of legal retail sales.
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Michael Hemphill is a former award-winning newspaper reporter, and less lauded stay-at-home dad, who has spent the last 20 years becoming an entrepreneurial nonprofit leader in Southwest Virginia. He is the creator and host of BUZZ (http://buzz4good.com). Airing on public television throughout Virginia, BUZZ features nonprofit organizations and the marketing professionals who donate their time and talent to helping these life-giving organizations attract more donors, volunteers and clients to their cause. He can be reached at michael@buzz4good.com.
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Radford under increased state scrutiny for ‘fiscal distress’
The state’s auditor of public accounts has asked the city to provide additional information and financials to determine if Radford is in “fiscal distress,” a determination that could lead to state-funded assistance for professional accounting consultants and expertise.
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Radford, Pulaski County at odds over decades-long tax-sharing arrangement
In November 1978, the localities inked an agreement to share sales tax revenues from the community of Fairlawn. Now the county is refusing to pay the city and has sued in an attempt to end the agreement.
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Residents see promise, and problems, in plans for Craig-Botetourt trail
Some residents who attended Tuesday’s public meeting raised worries about traffic and vandalism. Others said the trail will boost tourism and provide more access to nature.
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With Bedford County farm, slave owner’s descendant finds a chance to restore forest and help heal wounds from history
“I say all the time that if we want to celebrate the good things our ancestors did, we have to reckon with the bad things they did as well,” said Mark Ferguson.
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New director of Roanoke’s Black history museum talks about a ‘hero’s journey’
A Q&A with the new executive director of the Harrison Museum of African American Culture in Roanoke.
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Sweet acquitted of misdemeanor assault
A Virginia Tech student had accused the Pulaski County administrator of grabbing her at a tailgate gathering.
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The Giles County town of Glen Lyn votes itself out of existence
The town’s population had slumped after the Appalachian Power coal plant closed nearly a decade ago.
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As population and revenues slide, and controversies mount, the Giles County town of Glen Lyn will vote Tuesday on whether to disband
The town’s main employer is gone, and the mayor of 40 years is under federal indictment.
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Green Pastures, once a haven from segregation in Alleghany County, works to reclaim its past
At one time, Green Pastures was the only federal recreation site open to Black Virginians.