Canadian company Aclara Resources’ manufacturing facility at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center is a precursor to a large-scale plant that company officials say will provide 75% of the United States’ rare earth minerals.
NRV Zone
New River Valley Zone (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe, Floyd, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson)
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Beyond the cardinal numbers: Have you heard about the state bird?
A swooping survey of all things cardinal.
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Radford wants your input this week on the city’s plan for using federal funds for community development. Last year no one showed up.
At least 70% of the funds must be used for activities that support low- and moderate-income community members.
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Montgomery school board talks vacant roles, special ed, vaping
Tuesday’s Montgomery County School Board meeting will include a report on capital project spending over the last decade, totaling $183.1 million.
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Montgomery County board joint meeting will discuss budget
Three economic development projects will be discussed in closed session at the Economic Development Authority on Tuesday night.
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NRV public meetings this week: street connection in Christiansburg, community development funding in Radford, housing in Blacksburg
Radford will hold back-to-back public meetings to gather input on what local services to fund with a federal grant.
Posted inEconomy
Appalachian Power plans coal ash cleanup at old Glen Lyn plant
The utility seeks regulatory approval for a $340 million effort to haul the byproducts of coal-fired electricity generation to a future landfill just across the West Virginia border.
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A local politician’s claim shows how AI searches can lead users astray
Google and its AI, Gemini, gave a wildly inaccurate answer when a member of the Radford City Council asked it how many Virginia localities have passed Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions.
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Money moving: Monday’s Montgomery County meeting
Money from a special contingencies fund could pay for the salary and benefit costs of three school resource officers.
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NRV meetings tackle trees, $1 property lease idea, fiber-optic cable and more
In Radford, the city council will be presented with a fire department report on Monday.
