Minimal state funding for fire and emergency services in Virginia means rural localities must rely on grants and donations.
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Southwest Virginia News
Field Notes are a collection of weekly short news updates and future events to look out for.
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Buchanan County schools targeted by school construction scam
Local officials have not said how much money was targeted or how much was ultimately recovered.
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Southwest Virginia Field Notes: New legislation pushes to increase monthly stipend for black lung benefit recipients
Plus: A music shop is coming to St. Paul, and early voting for the primaries ends Aug. 1
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Dickenson County drug treatment center administrator hired, staff hiring begins
Center officials say hiring and insurance contracts are the final pieces before an opening date is set.
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Upper half of Virginia Creeper Trail, destroyed by Hurricane Helene, set to reopen March 31
The rebuilt trail, which is expected to be completed in December, will have three months over the winter to “settle.”
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Merger talks for Appalachian School of Law continue amid Buchanan County leadership turmoil
Local funding for the financially strapped school has been a point of contention between the board of supervisors and the county IDA.
