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Voting officials in Craig County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Craig County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: nobody in Callaghan identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 283 citizens living in Callaghan in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Paper industry’s Q4 retained earnings down 0.7%

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 20, 2021

The paper industry’s retained earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were down 0.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau: 77.4 percent of people in Cloverdale were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 3,294 citizens living in Cloverdale in 2019, 2,548 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 78.2 percent of people in Clifton Forge were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 3,581 citizens living in Clifton Forge in 2019, 2,799 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Roanoke Sun area weekly mass times

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 19, 2021

The following parishes in the Roanoke Sun coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 4.5% of people in Buchanan identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 1,369 citizens living in Buchanan in 2019, 95.5 percent said they were only one race, while 4.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 80.3 percent of people in Cave Spring were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 26,001 citizens living in Cave Spring in 2019, 20,875 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Boones Mill identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 18, 2021

Of the 169 citizens living in Boones Mill in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 94.4 percent of people in Callaghan were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 283 citizens living in Callaghan in 2019, 267 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.9% of people in Blue Ridge identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 17, 2021

Of the 3,288 citizens living in Blue Ridge in 2019, 98.1 percent said they were only one race, while 1.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 72.8 percent of people in Buchanan were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 16, 2021

Of the 1,369 citizens living in Buchanan in 2019, 996 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 89.4 percent of people in Boones Mill were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 15, 2021

Of the 169 citizens living in Boones Mill in 2019, 151 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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VA reports decrease of May appointments scheduled at Salem VAMC health facility

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 15, 2021

The Salem VA Medical Center, subsidiary 658BU in Salem, Virginia scheduled one pending appointments in May compared to nine during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY: Top 20 Fortune 500 Companies on Diversity and Inclusion

By Press release submission | Jun 14, 2021

Allstate made the top 20@Fortune

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ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM: Annual H. S.Competition & Residency Artists-The Covid Years to be held June 17

By Press release submission | Jun 14, 2021

Every year (31 so far) Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center hosts the Annual High School Art Competition

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ALLEGHANY COUNTY: Summer Food Service Program to be held June 24-Aug. 19

By Press release submission | Jun 14, 2021

The Summer Food Service Program is providing free meals for kids

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 1/2 Price Wing Buckets at Drifter's to be held June 18

By Press release submission | Jun 14, 2021

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ROANOKE REGIONAL CHAMBER: Creation of an E-Discovery Practice Group

By Press release submission | Jun 14, 2021

Woods Rogers PLC recently announced the creation of an E-Discovery Practice Group

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Census Bureau: 84.3 percent of people in Blue Ridge were old enough to vote in 2019

By Roanoke Sun | Jun 14, 2021

Of the 3,288 citizens living in Blue Ridge in 2019, 2,772 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.