A public hearing on the proposal will also be held.
Russell County
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Agenda Russell County: An update on the long-awaited salmon farm is back on the agenda for Monday’s board of supervisors meeting
The contract for construction of the delayed access road to the site is also on the agenda.
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Agenda Russell County: Pure Salmon farm official to provide an update Monday on the Southwest Virginia project to county leaders
The project is expected to create 200 jobs and open in 2028 at a site near the Tazewell-Russell County line.
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Russell County will consider going back to Monday meetings
The county administrator said it was difficult to get local and state officials, who don’t work on Saturdays, to attend.
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Should Sunday beer sales be allowed in Russell County?
A public hearing is being held Saturday to discuss whether a 1945 ordinance that bans Sunday sales should be repealed.
Posted inCulture
Hometown heroes 49 Winchester: ‘There’s no place like Appalachia’
The Russell County band is rising on the country charts. This week, it played the Grand Ole Opry.
Posted inNews Briefs
Hazardous dam at abandoned mine in Russell County to be removed
Mining ended at the site in the early 1980s.
Posted inNews Briefs
Hollins receives $75 million, largest gift ever for women’s school; more . . .
Briefs: Harvest Foundation invests $7 million in economic development in Martinsville/Henry County. Tech announces changes to promote research growth. Grants announced for Russell County, Dabney S. Lancaster.
Posted inEconomy
A ‘project of faith’ takes shape in the coalfields
A salmon farm the size of 13 football fields is under construction on the Russell-Tazewell county line.
Posted inOpinion
What Appalachia really needs
What Appalachia really needs is more private investment. So why aren’t all those companies who profess a commitment to social values making Appalachia one of those?
