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As COVID cases surge, Virginia lawmakers take safety measures to stay healthy Safety measures have been put in place for Virginias special session as case numbers of the delta variant continue to surge. and last updated 2021-08-02 21:24:12-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- This years special session comes as the delta variant is causing another troubling surge in coronavirus cases, forcing lawmakers to take precautions in an attempt to stay healthy. Senators said that the majority of them are vaccinated and...

SunCoke Energy will invest $50 million in its manufacturing operation in Buchanan County to refurbish the facility.

May 26—RICHMOND, Va. — A group of Virginia legislators, including Del. James W. (Will) Morefield, R-Tazewell County, and state Sen. Travis Hackworth, R-Tazewell County, are involved in crafting special legislation to help advance the Coalfields Expressway. Designated as U.S. Route 121 and a Congressional High Priority Corridor, the Coalfields Expressway will link Interstates 64 and 77 in West ...

In April 1961 — sixty years ago this spring — Gov. Lindsay Almond toured Southwest Virginia. One of the stops on his tour was Clinch Valley College, what today is known as the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, where school officials did what school officials everywhere do when a governor comes to visit: They asked for more funding. Here’s what caught our eye in The Roanoke Times account of the governor’s stop at the college: School officials “said they are ...

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ April 20 The Johnson City Press on continuing health and safety practices as the pandemic enters a new phase: Once again, COVID is filling regional hospital beds to the point Ballad Health is warning it “cannot sustain” another surge. COVID vaccinations nationwide are ramping up and 36% of the U.S. population have received one shot, with more than one in five fully vaccinated. Yet, infections are also increasing t...

39 views Source:  Bluefield Daily Telegraph Apr. 14—HURLEY, Va. — A huge solar farm that will create 250 construction jobs and generate 60 megawatts of electricity is coming to Buchanan County, Va., Virginia lawmakers announced Tuesday. Delegate James "Will" Morefield, R-Tazewell, and Senator Travis Hackworth, R-38th District, announced that Buchanan County will soon be the home to the second largest solar farm in the U.S. Appalachian Mountain Range and the largest in Virginias coalfields....

Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana April 7, 2021 at 4:35 pm RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Adults in Virginia will be able to legally possess and cultivate small amounts of marijuana starting in July after the General Assembly on Wednesday accepted Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a legalization bill. With Wednesday’s vote, Virginia becomes the first Southern state to legalize marijuana. Northam sent the bill back to lawmakers substantially chang...

Virginia Becomes First Southern State To Legalize Cannabis A new bill will allow adults in Virginia to possess and cultivate small amounts starting in July. Sarah Rankin RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts starting in July. Northam sent the bill back to lawmakers substantially changed from th...

Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11Virginia State Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Richard Saslaw, center, along with Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, left, talk with new Sen. Travis Hackworth, R-Tazewell, during the Senate reconvene session at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Hackworth replaced Sen. Chafin who died earlier this year.Steve Helber/APShow MoreSh...

Earlier this week we wrote about how two legislators from some of the most affluent parts of Virginia want to do away with the coal tax credits that prop up