Southwest and Southside Virginia still have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
Southwest Virginia
Posted inPolitics
VA West urges Congress to vote against Biden’s tax plan
VA West, the largest coalition of small businesses in Southwest Virginia, is urging lawmakers to vote against a proposed increase of the corporate tax rate.
Posted inEconomy
No more going to the cemetery to get wi-fi
Grayson County needed a new state law to extend broadband. Here’s how it’s working out.
Posted inOpinion
What’s wrong with the redistricting map
Too many districts cross mountains when they don’t have to. And it will increase polarization.
Posted inOpinion
Why we’re launching Cardinal News
Today we’re launching Cardinal News, a new nonprofit nonpartisan online news site dedicated to covering in-depth journalism in Southwest and Southside Virginia. Here’s why we’re doing this.
Posted inPolitics
Back to the drawing board
Districts that are already big will have to become bigger.
Posted inNews Briefs
Facebook to accelerate broadband build-out in Grayson County; more . . .
Here’s a round-up of headlines from around Southwest and Southside (and beyond).
Posted inOpinion
Kismet and Virginia’s Great Southwest
We must do something different in Southwest Virginia.
Posted inNews Briefs
Poll shows Youngkin leads among likely voters; more . . .
Here’s a round-up of headlines around Southwest and Southside Virginia (and beyond).
Posted inPolitics
Southwest to benefit from $2.5 million in grants
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to communities in Southwest Virginia to help fund broadband infrastructure expansion, and incentivize workforce development and job growth.