Over the course of the pandemic, two drive-through sites in Roanoke and Montgomery counties processed 340,000 tests, Carilion said.
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New director takes the wheel of Wytheville town museums
The museum department in this town of 8,265 oversees four museums, and aims to draw travelers off I-81 and increase awareness of the town’s rich history.
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Some say lawsuit aiming to clarify murky legal waters surrounding creekbed ownership could jeopardize Craig Creek access
River advocate fears loss of public access to Craig Creek, a popular recreation spot that flows through Craig and Botetourt counties.
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Historic Calfee School in Pulaski hopes to start renovation in 2023
“Little feet will be back in the school again, but it’ll be all shades, different colors.”
Posted inEconomy
West Virginia lures remote workers with fresh air, lower costs — and an incentive program. Could this be a model for rural Virginia?
Communities with dwindling population should consider programs similar to Ascend West Virginia, which pays remote workers $12,000 to move to four rural localities, one economics professor said.
Posted inPolitics
Tax incentives for mobile home park owners who sell to nonprofits proposed in Virginia Senate
State Sen. Hashmi, who introduced the bill to counteract the national trend of large corporations buying mobile home parks and raising the rates on tenants, has been following the story Cardinal News broke on Massie’s mobile home park in Christiansburg.
Posted inEducation
Napoleon Hill Foundation and UVA Wise develop online entrepreneurship course for students in far Southwest Virginia
UVA Wise’s “Keys To Success” class is now available online to high school students through the Napoleon Hill Foundation. The course aims to inspire young entrepreneurs in coalfield counties.
Posted inEconomy
During COVID, a doctor had an idea for how to improve oxygen delivery. Carilion is helping him patent it.
Carilion Clinic’s Innovation program, which launched in January 2020, helps develop and bring to market products and services developed by Carilion personnel. Any profit is split between inventors and the nonprofit hospital.
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Geologists still plumbing the secrets of Mountain Lake and its mysterious fluctuations
Mountain Lake Lodge adapts to natural cycles.
Posted inEconomy
Mobile home park residents in Montgomery County sue new owner over water shutoff
The park is now owned by a company linked to the Alden Global Capital hedge fund. “We felt that the evidence could prove that it was willful,” attorney for residents says.
