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Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone: Southwest Virginia and Its Steadiness in a Changing World

On September 26th, 2024, VALOR Class VII kicked off our orientation in Blacksburg. At the same time, Southwest Virginia would experience the wrath and aftermath of Hurricane Helene. A place you would not imagine being touched by a hurricane was upended from flooding, resulting in loss of life and property and a long- but resilient-… Continue reading Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone: Southwest Virginia and Its Steadiness in a Changing World

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Appalachia/Cumberland Gap and the Northern Neck/Chesapeake Bay - two extremes of Virginia.  At first glance they seem to have nothing else in common.  Appalachia: Blue Ridge Mountains, turning into flat tops from strip mining.  Tobacco, coal, timber - historical resources growing more scarce so the mountain folk turn to new practices such as hemp, wine,… Continue reading #Trending