As communities across Virginia struggle to recruit and retain emergency responders, some rural counties are targeting students before they graduate.
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A rural hospital paid for the children of 2 top executives to become doctors. It won’t say how many other people have gotten similar help.
Buchanan General Hospital’s tuition assistance program is designed to recruit clinicians to work in its rural community. The hospital declined to disclose information about other program recipients or its conflict of interest policy.
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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.
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Danville animal shelter says it will pay a fine to resolve state complaint over euthanasia records
The Danville Area Humane Society said in a statement Sunday that it will pay a $500 fine for euthanasia recordkeeping violations. The matter was set to go before the Board of Pharmacy in a hearing this month.
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Roanoke permit delays are holding up builders, with about a third of planning department jobs still open
The city is working with a consultant to identify issues within the department.
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During a tight budget year, millions in pandemic relief and former school money available in Roanoke budget
The city has at least $18 million — and maybe millions more — to decide how to spend.
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‘They’re out of chances’: Sen. Bill Stanley threatens to shut down Danville animal shelter after recent euthanasia
The Danville Area Humane Society is again caught up in controversy after euthanizing a dog that was a favorite for years at the Lynchburg Humane Society.
