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Virginia Pharmacist Swapped Patient Pills to Keep Oxycodone for Himself – Now He’s BUSTED!
ABINGDON, VA – A Virginia pharmacist has been sentenced to two years in prison for tampering with prescription opioids in order to keep the narcotics for himself, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia announced Monday. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pleaded guilty last year to...
New initiative funding clean energy in Southwest Virginia
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A new initiative will fund clean energy projects here in Southwest Virginia and across the country promising to add thousands of jobs. Christiansburg-based Appalachian Community Capital is using half a billion dollars in funding from the EPA to launch the Green Bank for rural America. The...
What’s next? VA school accreditation changes near approval
In the last print edition, we took a look at Standards of Learning pass rates for all three of our counties. But beyond that, officials across the state are already counting down until the accreditation report gets released in September. This is an end, of sorts, for the current way of doing things. The Virginia […] The post What’s next? VA school accreditation changes near approval appeared first on Farmville.
VPM Daily Newscast: Aug. 26, 2024
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before. Listeners can subscribe through NPR One | Apple Podcasts | Megaphone | Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s a recap of the top stories on the...
Chesterfield County Fair general manager speaks after violent incidents
“I can't explain in my mind how disheartening it is, because we work year-round to make this a great event and it is a great event, it truly is,” Vaughn said. “We have metal detectors at each gate, two of them at each gate, we have bag checks. We have a clear bag policy that if it's anything larger than that of a small fanny pack, you are required to carry a clear bag.”
Trustees decide future of Hampden-Sydney shooting range project
An expansion is moving forward for the Hampden-Sydney shooting range. The college’s Board of Trustees late last week signed off on the project, giving it the final approval needed before construction could take place. Part of what encouraged trustees was the alumni-led fundraising campaign, which collected $825,000 in the last few months. Also, school officials […] The post Trustees decide future of Hampden-Sydney shooting range project appeared first on Farmville.
The Marlboro sign and a very short history of tobacco manufacturing in South Richmond
A quarter of the way through their VA 100: 100 people, places, things that you should know about Richmond series, the RTD finally gets to something on this side of the river with The Marlboro sign. They don’t really get into it beyond “they make a lot of cigarettes”:
RIP to the Army’s first Black 3-star general, base namesake
The Army’s first Black three-star general died Thursday. Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg was 96. Gregg was the first living namesake of an Army post, and his service extended from war-torn Germany to the post-Vietnam, all-volunteer era. He retired in 1981 after having led a supply and support battalion...
VIDEO: LOW resident upset with Orange and state governments
Luke Welborn, a 47-year-old Lake of the Woods resident, spoke up about the water contamination issue affecting users of the Wilderness Water Treatment plant in eastern Orange County on Friday. We caught up with Welborn at Orange County High School’s Hornets Sports Center in Orange where he used shower facilities....
Average Gas Prices Down Across the Southside and Virginia
Average gas prices across Virginia dropped by seven cents this week to $3.22 a gallon, while the average price of gas across the country is down six cents to $3.35 a gallon, according to AAA. The average price of gas in Danville fell by nine cents to $3.04, while the...
Pinpoint Weather: Increasing heat and humidity this week
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Stay cool and hydrated! Hot and muggy conditions will impact Southwest and Central Virginia through the middle of the week. High pressure will keep the region mostly dry, but a warming trend will occur over the next few days. For Monday, morning temperatures will start in the 50s and 60s. A few […]
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