Brittany Mills, a mother of two from Rocky Mount, earned her high school diploma at Roanoke’s Excel Center 19 years after leaving school. Next, she plans to tackle community college.
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By water use, Google’s Botetourt site would be its 8th largest data center complex in the world
Those figures come from the tech company’s annual environmental report. Here’s what else it says.
Posted inHealthcare
The Pulse: Mini-grants support nutrition education and food access in Roanoke
Plus: Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare adds walk-in psychiatric services, Virginia Tech research looks at caregiver burnout.
Posted inEconomy
Tech Briefs: Chandler Vaughan named Virginia broadband office director
Plus: RBTC’s Beer + Biotech events are moving to the new RoVa labs building.
Posted inCulture
‘Cheese slaw town’: Pimiento cheese’s Roanoke kin retains its spicy cult following
The treat, good as a side or a condiment, can be found in a few places across the Roanoke Valley, or made at home.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: Roanoke College launches AI program for professionals
Plus: Meet Roanoke County’s new superintendent at a community meeting this month, and University of Lynchburg dining services gets national acclaim.
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The Pulse: Carilion launches new clinical trial for cancer treatment
Plus: Counterfeit car seats are on the rise in Virginia, and a researcher tackles a mysterious neurological disorder.
Posted inHealthcare
A decade ago, Roanoke leaders took a chance on a new way of helping people with addiction. Today, the Hope Initiative serves nearly 1,000 people a year.
The Hope Initiative focuses on addiction as a health crisis instead of a police matter. It helps connect people in active drug addiction to treatment resources nearby.
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When the Roanoke Valley needs more water, it won’t build a new reservoir. It will build pipelines.
A study nearly two decades ago identified potential water sources for the Roanoke Valley. The top options all involved piping water, not building a new reservoir.
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Google wants 2 million gallons of water per day. The Roanoke Valley loses nearly three times that much every day through leaks.
The biggest water user for the Western Virginia Water Authority is leaks. The system once lost nearly 38% of its water through leaks. Now that’s down to 27%.
