Rail enthusiasts rescued the relic after Norfolk Southern moved out of the shops where it had sounded the beginning and end of the workday, and lunchtime, for decades.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times and likes to bang on his drums when he can. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
Posted inEconomy
Virginia Tech drone sub fleet will search for microplastics in Chesapeake Bay
A group from the university’s Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics is testing its autonomous underwater vehicle at Claytor Lake.
Posted inEconomy
Virginia Tech team receives $11 million to lead carbon storage project
Project Cardinal will test underground rocks at Roanoke Cement Co. in Botetourt County, to see if they can safely retain the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Posted inEconomy
AI conference in Roanoke to feature national, state and local speakers
Disrupt Up, a national conference on emerging technology, will focus on AI, with speakers including AI leaders Fredric Bertley and Virginia Del. Michelle Maldonado.
Posted inPolitics
Trump store owner loses in Boones Mill mayoral bid
Incumbent Victor Conner received 87 percent of the 124 votes cast.
Posted inCulture
Black Crowes to headline FloydFest 2025
Mt. Joy, JJ Grey & Mofro, The California Honeydrops and Larkin Poe are among other bands announced on Friday for FloydFest 25~Aurora.
Posted inEconomy
Carroll and Rockbridge counties receive millions in federal internet money
Carroll County, which will receive $5 million, is the state’s least connected county, according to the Virginia Broadband Advisory Council.
Posted inPolitics
Meet some Virginians who almost lost their right to vote after being declared ‘noncitizens’
Dozens of people in Southwest Virginia had their voter registration canceled after Gov. Youngkin handed down an executive order on Aug. 7 that removed “noncitizens” from Virginia’s voter rolls. Some of them are U.S. citizens.
Posted inEconomy
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center president leaves for Tennessee
Brett Malone, who ran the center for four years, has taken a similar job at the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville.
Posted inWeather
Post-Helene misinformation rampant on social media
In the wake of flooding damage across the Southeast, many social media posts have criticized the federal government response, often using false information.
