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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 Virginia's coalfields. The facility will be located near the town of Hurley, Va. close to the Kentucky and West Virginia ...

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 changed from the version they sent him in February. The amendments lawmakers agreed to Wednesday would ac...

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 the version they sent him in February. The amendments lawmakers agreed to Wednesday would accelerate ...

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 MoreShow Less 2of11Virginia Lt. Gov., Justin Fairfax, left, speaks with new State Sen. Travis Hackworth, R...

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