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Effort for new fire station in Rich Creek progresses, to stop aging facility from becoming ‘part of the disaster’
Small fire departments like the one in the Giles County town have to get creative to pay for infrastructure projects.
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Roanoke Valley
Hashmi ‘listening tour’ on Dominion-NextEra proposal comes to Roanoke
The lieutenant governor has expressed concern about the proposed electric utility merger as the State Corporation Commission prepares to hold regulatory hearings.
New River Valley
Luna Innovations completes sale to private equity firm
The Blacksburg-based tech company had faced financial troubles and civil litigation stemming from accounting errors that prevented it from filing quarterly and annual reports.
Lynchburg Area
Lynchburg saw a 21-fold increase in food aid fraud in August. Could new cards being issued by the state help?
Embedded microchips may benefit recipients, who have no way to recover stolen assistance funds.
Southwest: Bristol and Beyond
Haysi mayor to be released on bond until November court date
He is not permitted to go on town property or contact town employees.
danville area
Danville city manager: Caesars acquisition will not change local casino agreement
Fertitta Entertainment acquired the gaming company last week.
Martinsville area
New Rosie’s gaming facility proposed for site near Martinsville Speedway
It would relocate from its current location in Collinsville.
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Sports
He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.
The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.
WEATHER
Autumn weather finally breaks through for a few days
Wednesday’s chilly dampness will be followed by a cool but dry weekend.
Cardinal news 250
Patrick Henry’s secret plan to extend Virginia westward during the revolution
George Rogers Clark gets the historical credit for “the conquest of the Northwest,” as the land between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi was then called. It was Henry who authorized the military action as a secret mission on behalf of Virginia, not the United States.
headlines from across the state
Headlines from across the state: Youth advocates warn higher marijuana fine could deepen racial disparities; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia DMV wait times plummet to record lows after major reforms. University of Richmond gets $150 million gift, believed to be most ever for a Virginia college. Virginia Tech increasing football and basketball ticket prices to fund “top-10 mentality.”
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