The study is the second related to small modular nuclear reactors and how the region could play a role in their development.
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Roanoke seeks to pilot gun violence prevention program for middle schoolers
Community Builders would provide summer and after-school activities for rising eighth graders in Roanoke and Petersburg public schools. The governor must still sign off on the legislation that would fund the initiative.
Posted inOpinion
Ten little-noticed things the General Assembly did
The General Assembly passed 1,098 bills. From Narcan in schools to possible tax breaks for Southwest Virginia, here are some you may have missed.
Posted inCulture
Wythe County official carries an orphaned bear cub ‘like a baby’ out of fire danger
The infant black bear is now receiving round-the-clock care in the ICU at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro. Although he wasn’t injured, the vet staff is worried about smoke inhalation.
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Youngkin administration considers bill to expand local authority to lower speed limits; more …
From elsewhere: Crews work to contain Catawba, Twelve O’Clock Knob brush fires. Alger to leave JMU, named president of American University. Bristol Casino reported $13.3 million in gaming revenues during February.
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Lynchburg to host public meeting on downtown project; more …
Cumberland Forest Community Fund opens grant applications. Free adult vaccine clinics scheduled for Bland, Wise counties.
Posted inCulture
For these real estate agents, an artist’s images of a now-demolished neighborhood illustrate the dangers of redlining and urban renewal
David Ramey’s art captured life in Roanoke’s Gainsboro neighborhood before much of it was torn down. A local real estate firm brought its agents to see an exhibit of Ramey’s work as a reminder of a troubled period in their industry’s history.
Posted inOpinion
Henry County has the state’s biggest imbalance between deaths and births
The main reason that Henry County is losing population is that is has so many more deaths than births, the result of a rapidly aging population.
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Half the schools that won VHSL Scholastic Bowl titles are from Southwest Virginia
Blacksburg, J.I. Burton, and Ridgeview all won state championships. George Wythe finished second but also qualified for the national tournament.
Posted inEconomy
Roanoke Gas seeks rate increase as business expenses rise
The natural gas utility, which serves 64,000 customers in the Roanoke Valley, said it’s seeing higher costs for wages, insurance, short-term financing and more.
