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SALEM—LewisGale Physicians is now offering telehealth visits for all specialties in all affiliated physician practices in Southwest Virginia. Patients may now have a real-time visit with their provider simply using their existing mobile device, or computer, from the comfort of their home. Depending on the patient’s needs, providers will determine whether a telehealth visit is right […]

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Pulaski County is taking precautionary measures in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Police, fire and rescue personnel have been strongly encouraged to wear masks or face coverings when responding to calls and interacting with the public. This practice will not affect how public safety personnel respond or operate. All police, fire […]

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Services are by appointment only, site is closed to the public  (CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – This week, the Montgomery County Public Health Task Force continues to operate drive-thru testing sites, as part of the regional COVID-19 public health response. A site will operate on Monday, April 6 at the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg. Testing continues Wednesday, April 8 and […]

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(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – The New River Health District confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in the district. Both are residents of Giles County. Both are self-isolating at home, and health department staff are conducting a contact investigation, to identify those who had contact with the patients, assess their risk of potential exposure and provide medical and […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans braced for what the nation’s top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives while Britain assumed the unwelcome mantle of deadliest coronavirus hotspot in Europe after a record 24-hour jump in deaths that surpassed even hard-hit Italy. “This is going to be our Pearl […]

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with complications from the new coronavirus, his daughter said. He was 73. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate first reported Dempsey’s […]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When a bill banning assault weapons died in the Virginia Senate in February, it looked as though several gun- control bills promised by Democrats were suddenly in jeopardy. Rookie House Speaker Eileen ­Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) went to work to save them. She reached out to the opposite side of the Capitol, contacting […]

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BAILEY’S CROSSROADS, Va. (AP) — Michael S. Megonigal and his daughter, Marley, wanted to help people who lost their jobs as the covid-19 pandemic spread, perhaps by buying someone some food, but the two weren’t sure about how to do it. Then, after stepping in line to buy a snack at the Culmore Supermarket in […]

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ROANOKE, Va. – The Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) are warning taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments. United States Attorneys Thomas T. Cullen and G. Zachary Terwilliger,and the Virginia State Police along with Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the […]

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The Pulaski County School System has issued the following statement on their Facebook page. Notice- All school facilities (including playgrounds, athletic fields, gyms, tracks, weight rooms, etc.) are closed to the public until further notice. While we understand the wish for student athletes to continue developing their skills, this cannot occur on school grounds. Governor […]

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