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The Pulse: Virginia Department of Health reaffirms support for childhood vaccine schedule in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order
1+ week, 4+ day ago (801+ words) Welcome to The Pulse, a weekly roundup of health-focused news. Each Thursday, we bring you updates on health policy, community surveys, new clinical studies, programs and services in Southwest and Southside Virginia. The order, signed Monday, calls for changes to…...
Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Mill Mountain Star climb prompts governmental explanation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (792+ words) Welcome to Roanoke Valley Field Notes, a collection of news and miscellaneous notes from the past week in the valley and a look ahead at what’s happening next week. Here’s my latest edition if you missed it. In the past…...
Lynchburg Head Start under interim management after local nonprofit loses federal grant
3+ week, 4+ day ago (775+ words) The Lynchburg Community Action Group will no longer operate the local Head Start program after failing to comply with federal policies, according to a statement from the federal Administration for Children and Families. Lyn-CAG’s last day of running the program…...
$14 million of budget cuts approved by Roanoke School Board
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (694+ words) The Roanoke School Board unanimously approved its fiscal year 2027 budget on Tuesday evening, after $14 million in expected cuts were made. Additional amendments are likely to be made once the state finalizes its budget. The state budget must be finalized by…...
Extra Credit: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expands in Roanoke
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) Welcome back to Extra Credit, a weekly roundup of education-related news from across Southwest and Southside Virginia. I’ve spent several days this week with education reporters and industry leaders from across the country at the Education Writers Association’s annual national…...
Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Roanoke school attendance zone changes approved
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1112+ words) Welcome Cardinal News readers! This is the second week of Roanoke Valley Field Notes, a collection of news and miscellaneous notes from the past week in the valley and a look ahead at what’s happening next week. Here’s last week’s…...
250 Roanoke elementary students could be attending a different school this fall, division says
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (906+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people When students head back to class this August, about 250 Roanoke City Public Schools elementary students could start the year at a…...
Del. Wren Williams’ wife gives birth on the side of the road en route to hospital
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads have lost more jobs than any other metro area with more than 1 million people Britt Williams had planned to deliver her third child in Radford. However, when the labor pains came Tuesday, the Patrick County…...
Washington County supervisors to consider support for foster care project
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s The Washington County Board of Supervisors will consider two resolutions and a funding request Tuesday night in support of the opening of an Isaiah…...
Lynchburg expands child protective services with kinship care, substance use experts
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s Five new positions in Lynchburg’s human services department aim to keep children out of the foster care system and provide more support to families…...