Here’s a new way to look at the commission Virginia set up in 1999 to help build a new economy in former tobacco growing counties.
Tobacco Commission
Posted inNews Briefs
Tobacco Commission approves grants for 16 projects
The biggest is to expand rail service in Wythe County; the smallest is a sheep wool baler in Grayon County.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans take back Tobacco Commission
Rasoul gone; Marshall returns after being booted off the body two years ago.
Posted inOpinion
10 things to look for in the General Assembly
Here are issues that will matter more to Southwest and Southside than to other parts of the state.
Posted inNews Briefs
Grants available for vineyards in tobacco country; more . . .
Briefs: Alleghany County book project goes on sale this week. Reynolds Homestead to host Smithsonian exhibit.
Posted inOpinion
10 things on our Christmas wish list
Not asking for much, just an end to school disparity and a few other things (such as help for Hurley).
Posted inEconomy
How the tobacco commission is paying off student loans
Some communities around the country are paying people to move there. The Tobacco Commission has a different approach for Southwest and Southside Virginia.
