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Culture
Cardinal News covers culture and all the stories that are shaping Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Revival of legendary country music radio show celebrates 10 years
“Farm and Fun Time” launched as a radio show in the 1940s and was revived in 2015 by Radio Bristol, part of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
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3 more Southwest and Southside localities come under state fire ant quarantine
The red imported fire ant is an invasive species that has been making its way westward as the climate warms.
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State approves application for historic marker about Danville canal
The canal site has a 270-year history in Danville and is a key part of the city’s plans to revitalize its riverfront.
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The Danville canal is a key part of the city’s plans for a revitalized riverfront. Now its 270-year history is getting renewed attention.
The canal’s longstanding history in Danville may be commemorated by a historic marker before it is transformed through a city parks and rec project.
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Martinsville gears up for Juneteenth celebration
The free event, which will be held Saturday at Baldwin Park, will feature live music, food trucks and vendors.
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A plane carrying 570 pounds of marijuana crashed in Carroll County. Decades later, the tale of Wally Thrasher is hitting the small screen.
The docuseries “Where’s Wally?” explores the colorful life and mysterious disappearance of Pulaski native Wally Thrasher.
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Grants funded by your car insurance pay for surveillance tech in Virginia
A fund created in the 1990s to reward car theft tips now provides over $1 million a year for surveillance tech for police.
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VA 250 mobile museum stops in Danville this week during its yearslong journey through the state
The interactive museum on wheels hopes to reach every middle school in Virginia to share stories about the commonwealth’s role in the birth of the nation 250 years ago.
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3 new bike trails are a highlight of recreation project on Roanoke’s Mill Mountain
The expansion builds on the city’s 2018 designation as a noted mountain biking destination.
