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The Jane Morgan Harris Daylily Garden at Richfield Salem honors female healthcare pioneer

The Jane Morgan Harris Daylily Garden at Richfield Salem honors female healthcare pioneer Jane Morgan Harris was a nurse almost a century ago, who realized the need for more healthcare services in the valley that served women and those of limited means. Her base of operations was a farmhouse that was located on what is now the Friendship Richfield Living Salem campus. Today they will ded

Nominations open for Kendig Arts and Culture Awards

Nominations open for Kendig Arts and Culture Awards With arts funding from federal grants dwindling these days its more important now perhaps for local arts and cultural organizations to make sure they are on the radar screen anyway they can - and the 41st annual Perry F. Kendig Arts and Culture Awards are one way to do. Named after a former presiden

Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board

Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board Data center tax breaks or not, a coalition that advocates for "American Technology Leadership," says data centers have been around for years, AI is not going away - and in Virginia and elsewhere, localities need to get on board. As Botetourt County gets ready for the construction of three planned Go