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Damascus is a small tourist town without a single stoplight — yet three Flock cameras monitor its residents and visitors

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Damascus is a small tourist town without a single stoplight — yet three Flock cameras monitor its residents and visitors

The town council will vote Wednesday on whether to renew the surveillance contract as a local petition opposing it gains momentum.

cardinalnews.org

u/CardinalNews-VA — 8 days ago

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Virginia's 9th district race could reveal how strongly rural voters still side with Republican party

u/VirginiaNews — 9 days ago

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More than half of schools in Southwest and Southside are exceeding state expectations, new scores show

Divisions in the southwestern tip of the state performed particularly well. Of 148 schools in the region, 60% received the state’s top designation.

cardinalnews.org

u/CardinalNews-VA — 8 days ago

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Haysi Town Council votes to expel the mayor following his arrest on fraud and embezzlement charges

Larry Yates will have the opportunity to appear before the panel on Oct. 19.

cardinalnews.org

u/CardinalNews-VA — 8 days ago

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Data center project divides three Southwest Virginia localities

See also r/swva, r/VirginiaEnvironment, and r/VirginiaUrbanism

u/VirginiaNews — 8 days ago

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‘Every book I write will be about Appalachia’: Why Barbara Kingsolver feels called to tell stories about the region

Her new novel “Partita,” which debuts Tuesday, involves the protagonist’s upbringing on an East Tennessee cattle farm.

cardinalnews.org

u/CardinalNews-VA — 9 days ago

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What El Niño could mean for winter weather in Southwest Virginia

See also r/VirginiaWeather

u/VirginiaNews — 11 days ago

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Virginia’s 9th District race: Griffith faces challenger Powers in November

See also r/VirginiaGOP and r/VirginiaDems

u/VirginiaNews — 13 days ago