In wings, kilts and mustard, over 300 people jumped into the New River in Radford on Valentine’s Day.
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Lynchburg seeks new life for a century-old hospital that holds a ‘precious’ place in community memories
Generations of babies have been born and countless patients treated at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Now that Centra Health is moving its services elsewhere, the community has a chance to help shape the future of the campus.
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Former Dan River Mills building becomes boutique hotel in transforming historic district
Rehabilitation work is almost complete at the coming Laurel Hotel. The 120-year-old building and the neighborhood around it are evolving, without leaving the past behind.
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Mountain Empire embarks on restructuring amid challenges for community colleges
The school in Big Stone Gap is dealing with stagnant state funding, an increase in operating costs and a changing student body.
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Preservation project is bringing new attention to lost graves in Danville
For more than a century, Freedmen’s Cemetery was the only public place Black residents could be buried in Danville. What started as a beautification project at the overlooked cemetery evolved to include ground-penetrating radar work to find unmarked burials.
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‘Micro-resort’ will bring glamping to a quiet corner of Pittsylvania County
Echo Valley will sit on land that has been in Bethann James’ family for over 130 years. The owners expect it to open this spring.
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New mental health program meets kids where they are: at school
Nurture Now is available to Appomattox County students from preschool through high school.
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Danville’s new zoning code will set guidelines for the city’s growth and future, addressing needs like transitional housing
The code, last updated in 2004, didn’t have a designation for transitional housing, which provides a temporary place to live between homelessness and a permanent home. Resident feedback helped change that.