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As COVID cases surge, Virginia lawmakers take safety measures to stay healthy Safety measures have been put in place for Virginia's 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 year's 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 they feel comfortable being back inside capitol walls for the first time in `18 months. Many say ...

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 unable to project Clinch Valley’s future enrollments because of uncertainty in the coal fields....

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 to the point federal officials worry about a fourth surge, saying America is on a path to follow some...