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Cardinal News Published September 25

‘Dolly Parton Day’ boosts beloved singer’s Imagination Library

More than 31,000 children under age 5 across Southwest and Southside Virginia receive free books each month through the program.

Cardinal News Published September 25

Hashmi ‘listening tour’ on Dominion-NextEra proposal comes to Roanoke

The lieutenant governor has expressed concern about the proposed electric utility merger as the State Corporation Commission prepares to hold regulatory hearings.

Cardinal News Published September 25

As temperatures dip, Columbia Gas rates set to rise

The company is enacting an interim rate increase that will raise the average residential customer's monthly bill by almost $11.

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Cardinal News Published September 26

He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.

The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.

City of Roanoke Published September 25

Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission meets September 30

City of Roanoke Published September 25

New E-Newsletter Provides Resources for Roanoke Residents

City of Roanoke Published September 25

Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission meets September 30

Cardinal News Published September 25

The Trump administration proposed sweeping changes to Head Start. Advocates in Virginia say they would lead to lower-quality services.

The federal government has said the overhaul would free up $2.2 billion per year while creating 236,000 additional slots nationwide. The final shape of regulations would be up to state officials, who aren’t saying what they would do. The post The Trump administration proposed…

Cardinal News Published September 25

Some students are incurring debt so that fellow students can play sports that they’re now getting paid for

Private equity firms are now looking at college sports programs as a place to invest. What rules should Virginia adopt to govern this?

Cardinal News Published September 25

Chiropractor Joe Foley says he will put his back into new job as Salem councilman

“There has not been a single time in the past 30 years that I have not served in a leadership position of some sort, so I am looking forward to this opportunity to serve,” he said.

Cardinal News Published September 25

Inaugural fall free fishing weekend starts Friday across Virginia

Anglers can fish without buying a license from Friday through Sunday. The state's free fishing weekend typically takes place each June; this is the first year with a second free weekend.