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Published September 16United Way of Southwest Virginia to host a disaster preparedness summit
The nonprofit organization was prompted to put on the event after witnessing the destruction brought to the region by storms in 2024 and 2025.
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Published September 15Patrick Henry’s secret plan to extend Virginia westward during the revolution
George Rogers Clark gets the historical credit for "the conquest of the Northwest," as the land between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi was then called. It was Henry who authorized the military action as a secret mission on behalf of Virginia, not the United States.
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Published September 15A young Loyalist from Princess Anne County risks all to fight for the king
John Saunders was a prominent figure in modern-day Virginia Beach until the revolution came. Here's what happened to him afterward.
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Published September 15Dispatch from 1776: Virginia’s first election returns since independence are in
The initial General Assembly was elected in late summer 1776 and seated in October 1776.
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Published September 15Cardinal presents Virginia’s role in American independence in a visual format for young students
"Virginians Like Us" takes 21 stories about the American Revolution and turns them into a graphic novel.
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Published September 15For better or worse, AI investment and data centers are driving the economy
Recent report says artificial intelligence now represents one-third of the business growth in the U.S. in 2026. And as much as server farms are now detested, there are financial implications to any kind of moratorium on their construction. Here's a closer look.
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Published September 15Dominion and NextEra pledge more bill credits and jobs if merger is approved
Monday’s announcement comes amid public pushback over the $67 billion merger, which would create the largest regulated electric utility business in the world.
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Published September 15Help wanted: 5,000 nurses needed for Southwest and Southside Virginia
A new quarterly report from George Mason University Center for Health Workforce also indicates techs, assistants and therapists in high demand.
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Published September 15Virginia Tech receives $15 million gift to advance animal cancer treatment
New funding for care and research center in Roanoke will help researchers benefit humans and pets alike.
City of Roanoke
Published September 14City Eliminates Permitting Backlog, Reviews Now Completed on Target
City of Roanoke
Published September 14Important November Election Deadlines
Early voting is Sept. 18 - Oct. 31, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Published September 14Trump pushes data centers. That puts him in opposition to many of his supporters.
In Virginia, the rising opposition to data centers is now being driven by rural Republicans, who have been Trump's strongest supporters.