Recent Articles from Tim Thornton
Kentucky and Tennessee students get in-state tuition
U.Va.-Wise has begun offering in-state tuition to students from Kentucky and Tennessee who live within 50 air miles of the Wise campus.
More work coming for Volvo’s New River Valley plant
Volvo has recalled all of the 2,400 workers it laid off in December at its New River Valley Plant.
Emory & Henry’s students bring new life to old hospital
Emory & Henry College’s School of Health Sciences
Wholesome Harvest investing $22.1 million in bakery
Wholesome Harvest Baking plans to invest $22.1 million in new equipment and a new artisan bread production line at its Roanoke plant.
‘Exosuit’ experiment aimed at reducing workers’ fatigue
People wear the suits and lift things while motion-capture sensors and an apparatus that measures muscle activation record how their bodies perform in the exosuit.
Renewables seen as way to stay in the energy business
There’s a push to draw a different kind of energy from old strip mines in Wise County — solar energy.
Hotel expected to contribute to downtown Bristol’s revival
Bristol Hotel expected to contribute to downtown Bristol’s revival