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An all-digital public TV station for Southwest Virginia is slated to launch next year

Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, Va., plans to launch an all-digital television service for Southwestern Virginia, a rural, mountainous region that lacks access to...

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Highway marker in Wise County will tell a tragic tale

The Wise County/City of Norton Community Remembrance Coalition will gather in Norton, Virginia, on Saturday to dedicate a highway marker in memory of Dave Hu...

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How Norton integrated Little League Baseball, 71 years ago

In 1951, Little League baseball was just getting started in many places, including Southwest Virginia. That’s where the city of Norton holds a place in hi...

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An all-digital public TV station for Southwest Virginia is slated to launch next year

Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, Va., plans to launch an all-digital television service for Southwestern Virginia, a rural, mountainous region that lacks access to...

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Comings and goings: PBS hires VP, all-digital Va. station selects GM …

PBS hired Leili Boroumand as VP of business development. Boroumand She will report to PBS Chief Digital and Marketing Officer Ira Rubenstein. Boroumand pr...

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Virginia researchers considering new ways to warn drivers about elk crossings

A road project being built through a part of Southwest Virginia, where the state’s elk population is growing, has led transportation researchers to conside...

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Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia celebrates Wise Primary School installation > Appalachian Voices

As solar panels go up at Wise school, the Solar Workgroup continues its efforts to develop renewable energy in Virginia’s coalfield counties Note: This pr...

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Students bring spark, power, and drive to cybersecurity research

Spotlight on Commonwealth Cyber Initiative student researchers Bruce Barbour Aerospace and ocean engineering, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech Resear...

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Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia to hold ribbon-cutting celebration for Wise Primary School installation

As solar panels go up at Wise school, the Solar Workgroup continues its efforts to develop renewable energy in Virginia’s coalfield counties FOR IMMEDIATE...

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Wise Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Lee and Wise Counties

ABINGDON, Va. – A Wise, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Justin Shane Cress, 33, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, between July 2019 and December 2020, Cress conspired w...

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From the Rockies to Appalachia: Virginia can look to Colorado for electric co-op reform

By Grace Gray Grace Gray is an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia, where she studies Environmental Thought and Practice. She is interning w...

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Voters send Griffith back to Washington

Voters in Virginia’s 9th District returned U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith to Washington for another term by an overwhelming margin Tuesday. With 318 of 452 pre...

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Big Stone Gap Woman Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

ABINGDON, Va. – A Big Stone Gap, Virginia woman, who conspired to traffic more than 500 grams of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Southwest Virgi...

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Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

ABINGDON, Va. – A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man, who conspired with others to traffic more than 5,000 grams of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Sou...

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Lillian Martin's 101 years

Irene Martin Lillian Martin celebrated her 101st birthday on Sept. 21, 2022, at Alexandria Place in Gastonia. In her lifetime, she grew up in Keokee, Virgi...

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HAYES COLUMN: MLB, NBA, NFL has a touch of Southwest Virginia

If you’ve spent any time at all on social media, you’ve seen the frequently used meme referred to as “Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio.” It’s an image c...

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UVA Wise featured in documentary

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise) will be showcased in a new documentary about revitalizing Southwest Virginia (SWVA). “Change-mak...

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ABC license spikes biz in Norton

ABC license spikes biz in Norton by Elizabeth Cooper Attendees at the August High Knob Outdoor Fest could drink beer and wine in Norton’s new outdoor ref...

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Awarded for: Other Regions are giving property tax dollars back from schools....

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Awarded for: Other Regions are giving property tax dollars back from schools....

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An all-digital public TV station for Southwest Virginia is slated to launch next year

Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, Va., plans to launch an all-digital television service for Southwestern Virginia, a rural, mountainous region that lacks access to...

By current

HAYES COLUMN: MLB, NBA, NFL has a touch of Southwest Virginia

If you’ve spent any time at all on social media, you’ve seen the frequently used meme referred to as “Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio.” It’s an image c...

By heraldcourier