The latest census report has good news for some places but not others. Also, Roanoke has dropped back under 100,000.
Projects
Posted inOpinion
Census Bureau suggests we may be seeing a Zoom migration, after all
New census estimates show many localities across rural Virginia have seen more people move in than move out during the pandemic.
Posted inOpinion
Is there really going be a Zoom-era migration to rural areas?
A study by the Pew Research Center casts doubt on the notion, but still holds out some hope.
Posted inPolitics
Hurley residents eligible for SBA disaster loans
Representatives of the federal agency will be in Hurley this month to help with the application process.
Posted inPolitics
Buchanan County turns to state for flood recovery after second FEMA funding denial
United Way of Southwest Virginia asks Youngkin to tap disaster relief fund.
Posted inPolitics
FEMA again turns down request for Hurley aid
Rep. Morgan Griffith blasts federal agency as “out of touch.”
Posted inOpinion
RGGI yes, but if Youngkin withdraws, Morefield’s HB 5
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds would benefit Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Posted inPolitics
Morefield to introduce bill for Hurley flood relief
Spurred by August storm in Hurley, legislation would create state flood relief fund .
Posted inPolitics
Virginia delegation seeks support from Biden for federal Hurley flood aid
FEMA had earlier turned down assistance for the Buchanan County community.
Posted inEconomy
‘We are survivors. We have to be.’
Almost three months after a storm brought devastating flooding and mudslides to the Buchanan County community of Hurley, residents and volunteers continue their slow recovery – and wait for help from FEMA that might never come.
