Also in this edition, find updates on a new training program for nonprofit leaders, the new deputy chief for the fire department, a comprehensive plan survey and a water quality award.
Plus: The Broadband Advisory Council meets next week.
One member said she thought it was an effort to try to sway the group toward a casino.
Here’s a guide to how fire departments are funded in Virginia, in eight FAQs gathered from Cardinal readers.
Plus: A Virginia community college gets $200,000 for power line worker training, and we have some restaurant and real estate news.
The dam at Olde Mill Golf Club breached during an early-August rainstorm. The club hasn’t provided required emergency action plans or dam inspections to the state since 2006.
Raymond Byrd was pulled from the Wytheville jail and killed by a mob in August 1926. His murder was one of the last lynchings in the state.
Bradley Hanner is the first player from the school to make it to the Major Leagues. He made his debut Friday night.
Plus: Fairlawn is one step closer to getting its own ZIP code.
Plus: Rivermont Schools opens in former furniture store and street resurfacing on North Main Street begins Monday.
Also in this edition of Extra Credit: Roanoke’s superintendent enjoys her last first day, along with school improvement news from Roanoke and Tazewell counties.
The organization’s membership and community engagement stalled years ago; a handful of members are working to change that.
Also in this edition of Notes from the Square: Hashmi plans an energy listening tour, Spanberger urges Virginians to sign up as poll workers, and more board appointments and essay contest winners are announced.
Plus: Lee County’s bringing back its chamber of commerce, and Russell County has a new top dog.
The civil penalty stems from violations of environmental regulations at a Transcontinental Gas Pipeline expansion project.
An exhibit currently at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture in Roanoke explores how in the antebellum era, freedom from slavery often came with strings attached.
Over 22 years, Church Street Bridal has raised $4 million that helped fund the work of the YWCA of Central Virginia.
Also in this edition of The Pulse: Virginia Tech researchers make therapeutic discoveries in gene deletion disorders, HHS directs money to research and black lung clinics in Southwest Virginia.
Plus: Darlene Burcham is returning to a city of Roanoke role.