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TAP hands out the 2026 Cabell Brand Hope Award
Total Action for Progress – TAP – handed out awards and presented its State of TAP address at Melrose Plaza this morning. Angela Penn, TAP’s President and CEO, remarked on TAP’s six decades-plus of dedication to the underserved. Renee Brown, the President and CEO of DePaul Community Services, was also recognized as the 2026 Cabell Brand Hope Award for her leadership and advocacy for children and families. Brand founded TAP in the 1960’s as Total Action Against Poverty. Two people who overcame hardships in their personal lives with the help of TAP resources were honored as 2026 Success of the Year recipients- Lindsay Fitzgerald and Jessica Jackson. Renee Brown:
Cardinal News
The Local is open, reviving the old Cook’s Cleaners building in downtown Blacksburg. We took a look inside.
Five businesses are open, along with the Moon Hollow coffee shop. The post The Local is open, reviving the old Cook’s Cleaners building in downtown Blacksburg. We took a look inside. appeared first on Cardinal News .
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The Overlooked Virginia Town Where You Can Still Buy A Home For Under $120,000
There’s a particular kind of place in this world that does everything right and still gets overlooked, not because it’s lacking anything, but because it never learned to make noise about itself. Covington, Virginia is that place, and the Alleghany Highlands have been keeping it comfortable and quiet...
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Feeding Southwest Virginia names Gina Crumbliss president and CEO
SALEM, Va. — Feeding Southwest Virginia has named Gina M. Crumbliss its next president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, succeeding founder Pamela Irvine, who will retire at the end of the year. Irvine, who founded the regional food bank 45 years ago, will support the leadership transition through December,...
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Feeding Southwest Virginia announces new president and CEO
SALEM, Va. (WJHL) – Feeding Southwest Virginia announced Gina M. Crumbliss as its next president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. Former President and CEO Pamela Irvine will support the leadership through the end of the year. A national search was led by a task force of the food bank’s board of directors with support from […]
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Business helps people adjust their homes to live independently
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - AbleLifeSolution, LLC is a locally owned and operated home accessibility and longevity-planning company founded by Devin Hebble, OTR/L, CAPS, a licensed occupational therapist and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. Hebble joined Here @ Home to talk about how he has a mission to make homes able. He explains...
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Farm-to-table dinner spotlights New River Valley farmers; funds agriculture literacy
Riner, VA – Oct. 28—Taste of Virginia, a fundraising event benefitting Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom held in various regions of Virginia, will take place Friday, Nov. 13, from 6-9 p.m. at The 84, located at 5178 Webbs Mill Road N. in Riner. Media credentials are available to...
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CAREER CORNER: Greater Roanoke workforce board joins five-board Appalachian Advancement initiative
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board is taking part in Appalachian Advancement, a regional workforce initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities program, known as WORC, according to Toni McLawhorn, the board’s business and development manager. The initiative...
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Bedford group works to fill empty storefronts, revive downtown
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - A new collective in the town of Bedford is working to fill empty storefronts and bring businesses back to downtown. The group, called Bedford Groundwork, is led by Mark Pauley. Pauley’s lived in Bedford for nearly his entire life. He said he remembers walking the streets...
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Town of Hillsville Farmers Market makes special return for Harvest & Holly
The Town of Hillsville Farmers Market made a one-week return to wrap up its 2026 season on Thursday, October 22, hosting the Harvest & Holly market between 3 and 6 p.m. For market manager Lauren Chitwood and her staff, it was one final opportunity to put on a show for the local community this year.
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Nearly $25 Million for Economic Development
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $24,791,450 in grants for economic development projects promoting additive manufacturing technologies. The breakdown of the grants is as follows:. $16,972,068 to support the Virginia Tech College of Engineering in designing products that employ additive manufacturing processes. $4,413,327 to support...
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The Overlooked Virginia Town Where Rent Stays Under $700 And Life Still Feels Good
There are towns in Virginia that work hard to get noticed, and then there’s Pulaski, which has simply been excellent this whole time and let people figure it out on their own schedule. Located in the New River Valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a permanent backdrop, Pulaski...