He will face the winner of a Democratic primary on Aug. 4 to fill the remainder of former Sheriff Hank Partin’s term.
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Posted inHealthcare
Plans for new hospice in Southwest Virginia halted by federal Medicare freeze
After investing over $100,000 and securing a state license, the founder of a Wytheville nonprofit hospice shut it down before it could serve its first patient.
Posted inEconomy
Tech Briefs: Virginia Tech adds an artificial intelligence minor to its curriculum
Plus: The Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council offers Ecosystem Navigator office hours.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Botetourt grocery store plan advances
Also: New Christiansburg train station renderings, Microsoft’s Mecklenburg expansion, Valley Link’s Buckingham meeting postponed and electric upgrades at Wythe County’s Progress Park.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: Students learn to fly at Virginia Tech drone adventure camp
Plus: Education outcomes worsen for Virginia kids, Lynchburg names new principals and two schools launch new grad programs.
Posted inPolitics
Rocovich sues Spanberger after his ouster as Virginia Tech rector
John Rocovich is asking for the court to find the governor’s actions out of compliance with state code and the constitution and is seeking for the court to order that he be reinstated on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Posted inHealthcare
The Pulse: Missions of Mercy free dental clinic coming to Wytheville this month
Plus: Ballad Health expands orthopedic services and the Appalachian College of Pharmacy names a new rural health leader.
Posted inOpinion
Turner: The bill came due
Part two of two: Radford was warned in 2017 that it could not go on. The state arrived nine years later to say the same thing.
Posted inEconomy
Tech Briefs: New bill backed by Warner would curb energy costs, demands from data centers
Plus: An ARC grant will fund a Radford University study on AI and workforce development.
Posted inOpinion
Turner: What the foundry took from Radford
Part one of two: How a single factory quietly became the thing holding up a small Virginia city’s budget.
