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Cardinal News covers the local stories impacting the communities in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Danville Field Notes: Construction begins on Masonic Temple hotel project
Plus: Workshops for small-business owners start this week, and the Danville City Council will consider funding a substation at the former Morgan Olson facility.
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New River Valley Field Notes: Blacksburg incubator gets $1 annual lease, will offer new use of old building
Plus: A split Christiansburg Town Council approves police camera contract.
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Longtime Danville animal shelter director accused of falsifying records in her role as the city’s humane investigator
Paulette Dean has resigned from that position; she remains director of the shelter.
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Inspection of Danville animal shelter found incorrect drug dosages, lack of veterinary care, contaminated food
The shelter received seven citations after a November report by state inspectors, but there was no monetary penalty.
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Martinsville adds 1% sales tax referendum for school construction to November’s ballot
Martinsville is one of the first localities in the region — if not the first — to add the referendum since a new Virginia law took effect.
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Lynchburg Field Notes: Advanced rehabilitation care arrives in Lynchburg as Centra modernizes
Also in this edition, learn how you can engage with Lynchburg’s Revolution-era history and use Campbell County’s new recycling service.
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Unprecedented growth shapes Pittsylvania County’s long-range planning efforts
The county’s comprehensive plan has not been thoroughly updated since 2010, and the zoning code has not had a rewrite since 1991 — with no guidance for battery storage facilities, solar projects or data centers.
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Danville Field Notes: BWXT employees earn data science certifications through Danville workforce development program
Plus: A local relief center plans for capital improvements, Pittsylvania pushes against an effort to minimize tree removal at anticipated micro-resort, and a music series begins in Danville’s River District.
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New River Valley Field Notes: $1 annual lease to be considered for incubator filling Blacksburg’s former Cook’s Cleaners building
Plus: The recycling stream is flowing a bit faster in Montgomery County
