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Education briefs: Virginia Tech sets speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. seminar. Tech gives Tillar emeritus status. Patrick & Henry names presidential scholars.

The federal Abandoned Mine Land program also gave a grant to clean up the community of Trammel.

From elsewhere: Landowners hopeful that Supreme Court will hear pipeline case. COVID is on the decline in Virginia. Youngkin said to back push to reauthorize so-called skill machines.

Education briefs: Virginia Tech receives grant for 3D printing technology. Wytheville Community College to hold monthly jamboree.

From elsewhere: Bills to track diversity costs and de-link Virginia from California carbon emissions killed. Bill to restrict early voting advances. Most of Roanoke Valley in ‘red zone’ for COVID.

In all, Governor Youngkin awarded $90 million in state grants for site development to 21 sites across Virginia. He has made site development a priority.

Education briefs: Research fellowship grant established at Virginia Tech. Tech professor receives National Science Foundation grant for 6G research.

From elsewhere: Blacksburg council OKs higher height for hotel. Youngkin administration outlines second phase of tax cut plan. Virginia Tech research turns food scraps into bioplastic.

Companies in Amherst and Montgomery graduate from state’s export program. Registration for business competition in Southwest Virginia now open. Fincastle Winter Market will feature local products.

Education briefs: Registered Apprenticeship Showcase to be held in Salem. Three Virginia Tech grad students awarded American Heart Association fellowships. Virginia Tech research team to student mental health accessibility for LGBTQ youth.