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Chafin, Kilgore, O'Quinn and Pillion: What Amazon’s visit to Southwest Virginia means for our region
By Ben Chafin, Terry Kilgore, Israel O’Quinn and Todd Pillion The writers are all state legislators who represent district in Southwest Virginia. Something big happened this week: Amazon visited Southwest Virginia. And it wasn’t just big for the most obvious reason – Amazon.
Chafin: Pumped storage project would transform coalfields
By Ben Chafin Chafin represents the 38th District in the state Senate of Virginia, which stretches from Wise County to Radford. He is a Republican from Russell County. In 2017, my Senate Bill 1418 and Del. Terry Kilgore’s House Bill 1760 authorized the construction of one or more hydroelectric pumped storage facilities in the Coalfield Region. Our goal was to create a substantial jumpstart to the regional economy that will create jobs and a consistent boost to local revenue.
Kilgore, Chafin and Pillion: Unique hydro projects would help coalfields
By Terry Kilgore, Ben Chafin and Todd Pillion Kilgore and Pillion represent parts of Southwest Virginia in the House of Delegates. Chafin represents part of Southwest Virginia in the state Senate. As legislators who represent Southwest Virginia, we all read the recent editorial in this paper (“We Need Big Ideas for the Coalfields” May 30) with great interest. We call the coalfield region home, and we know, firsthand, the challenges facing this special part of our Commonwealth.
Chafin: Why coal matters - Roanoke Times: Commentary
Austin, Katherine MaloneKatherine Malone (Kitty) Austin, 93, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Roanoke, Va. She loved her hometown, its people and places, and the mountains that embrace the city she cherished. No matter what difficulties or challenges she faced, she would often say, "God gave us a great day in the beautiful Roanoke Valley!"Kitty was born on June 18, 1922, to Thomas Johnson Malone Sr. and Blanche Hickman Malone and lived most of her life in Roanoke.
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