Months of public hearings and town meetings will culminate with the council’s vote on Tuesday.
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School budget, subdivision’s next phase and prep for state referendum at Monday’s Montgomery County board meeting
The county will be voting on appropriating $80,000 for the April state referendum.
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Laryngoscopes, detached homes and a new housing fund board member: Radford council meets Monday, Christiansburg and Blacksburg councils meet Tuesday
Christiansburg will finally vote on a rezoning proposal that’s been revised multiple times, Radford adds funding for crisis intervention efforts, and Blacksburg welcomes a new member of the housing fund board.
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The Pulse: Dental clinic expansion, transplant support and virus research
Community fundraising boosts dental access, a new nonprofit backs transplant patients and Virginia Tech studies emerging mosquito-borne threats.
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Tech briefs: Virginia Tech experts weigh in on illegal robocalls, AI tools for hackers and more
The Tiny Cargo Co. opens new space for clean room manufacturing, and a scratch-built website and app debuts, focused on Roanoke-area events.
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Danville City Council to consider feasibility study to transform historic City Auditorium into arts and culture center
The City Auditorium is nearly a century old, and until recently, housed the Danville Parks and Recreation department.
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2 undisclosed economic development projects on Montgomery’s Tuesday morning EDA agenda
Meeting documents did not disclose information about the projects.
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Montgomery County school board to vote on tougher penalties for weapons possession in school
Weapons in school and weather keeping students out of school will both be discussed in Tuesday’s meeting.
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Blacksburg Citizens Institute ready to teach you how government works
The 10-week institute gives residents a behind-the-scenes look at local government and is expected to fill quickly.
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Carnival could be coming back to Christiansburg: public hearing at planning commission Tuesday
If the carnival is approved by the planning commission and town council, Funnel Force and Dragon Wagon will return to the Uptown Christiansburg parking lot in March.
