Plus: A stuff-the-bus effort to collect school supplies, and spraying for invasive moths.
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Notes from the Square: Budget negotiations face another breakdown
Plus: An appeal for assistance for farmers, an update to FEMA aid, university board appointments and a victory for a coalition of attorneys general suing the Trump administration over SNAP changes.
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 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 inHealthcare
State to reorganize nursing scholarship programs after more than $10 million in funding was left unused
The scholarship programs were created to bolster the state’s healthcare workforce, particularly in rural areas where staffing shortages have been most severe.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: BWXT’s nuclear fuel used in successful test of new reactor
Plus: Virginia launches a healthcare website, and the Virginia Chamber names a new president.
Posted inLocal
With one of the oldest water systems in the country, Lynchburg digs deep to upgrade infrastructure
A proposed increase in water and stormwater rates, which the city council will discuss on Tuesday, would help fund ongoing replacement of the city’s aging pipes.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expands in Roanoke
Plus: A student-led food truck serves up street tacos in downtown Lynchburg, Montgomery County names school leaders and UVA Wise launches workforce training pilot programs.
Posted inLocal
Danville Field Notes: U.S. Navy shipbuilding program expands in Danville
Plus: Ladybug release events are coming to the River District, and Danville Public Schools will offer summer meals
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Notes from the Square: Long-stalled state budget negotiations moving forward
Plus: A fiscal reforecasting renders a boon, and hurricane season has begun as Southwest Virginians still haven’t fully recovered from recent severe weather.
