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Randi S. Lemmon He is a land planning consultant of Blacksburg. Although most of Southwest Virginia is experiencing a population decline, such is not the case in Montgomery County or Radford, two vibrant university communities. Blacksburg and its development community are doing an admirable job in creating an array of multifamily and student housing developments to meet the town’s growing student housing needs. Several of these projects involve the demolition of older antiquate...

A letter to the editor Wednesday, “Fear socialism, not climate,” provides an excellent opportunity to consider the big picture, from science to politics, and perhaps beyond. Many people fear that climate change is a false pretense for establishing a one-world, socialistic government. But wha… More Headlines

1 of 8 In February 1992, the drawdown test on the Snake River upstream of Lower Granite Dam also lowered the end of the Clearwater River. The new shallow water depth exposed the remains of massive Holbrook Island in the Clearwater between the Memorial Bridge and the railroad bridge after it was scraped out of existence when the slackwater levees were built in the mid-1970s. Tribune/Barry Kough From left: James Ilhi and Ashley Vermeer, both of Caldwell, along with Dave Ba...

Kroger is incentivizing its employees to get their COVID-19 vaccines.

During his service in the British Army, Capt. Brian Calder pulled numerous tours of duty as an explosive ordnance demolition specialist in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. For years, Scottish-born Calder kept the tragedies he witnessed during those deployments close to his chest, steadily managing his innermost emotions. “I was always able to control myself,” said Calder. But in October 2018, Calder’s son, who just two weeks earlier had received his master’s degree in c...

Many of you will read the title of this article and wonder what it means.

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••• Restaurants across the Range are feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But the owners are resilient and determined to keep their businesses going, while complying with state-mandated restrictions. And theyre hoping there wont be another forced shutdown. Several restaurant owners were contacted by the Mesabi Tribune and asked how they have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the mandated closures; how was it when only takeouts were allowed and no inside dining;...

By Josh Paine | University of Georgia Feb 7, 2021 Feb 7, 2021 Agritourism has been steadily growing in Georgia over the past decade, and a new consumer survey by UGA economists shows that rural travel and agritourism is expected to rise in 2021, rebounding quicker than urban markets.    Andrew Davis Tucker The pandemic has put a strain on all sectors of the economy, and the agricultural and food industries were no exception. From supply chai...

A portion of the tax revenue generated from marijuana sales would go toward equity initiatives and rural schools, Gov. Evers said in a statement.