Hello! I'm heading to Grundy from central VA in a few weeks, and wondering if anyone can suggest some places to find coal scrip for sale. Over the past couple years, I've gotten a couple of excellent mine lamps from a gentleman in Cowboy Jim's (Grundy), and this year I'm looking for scrip, too. Yeah, I can buy it online, but that's not as much fun as getting to talk to a seller. Thank you!

Hello! Virgina Tech Research is reaching out to the community to see if anyone is interested or knows anyone who may be interested in participating in our research studies. These studies are confidential, they are not treatment studies, and they do take place in person at our lab in Riverside 2 building in Roanoke. We currently have studies for smoking, alcohol/chronic pain and cocaine. This link takes you to our website to read more about our studies and you can choose to screen for whatever studies you may be interested. Thank you!

ARRC Research Studies | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | Virginia Tech

Hello! Virgina Tech Research is reaching out to the community to see if anyone is interested or knows anyone who may be interested in participating in our research studies. These studies are confidential, they are not treatment studies, and they do take place in person at our lab in Riverside 2 building in Roanoke. We currently have studies for smoking, alcohol/chronic pain and cocaine. This link takes you to our website to read more about our studies and you can choose to screen for whatever studies you may be interested. Thank you!

ARRC Research Studies | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | Virginia Tech

Anyplace I can go and try and forage the pawpaw fruit? Located in Roanoke but willing to drive a little (prob a 1.5 hour radius)

I have always been interested in visiting southwest Virginia and exploring all the cool and historic little spots in the area. I live in East Tennessee, so this would not be very far from me and would not be a difficult trip to plan. I have made a custom map of all the places I have found so far online of places I want to visit in these three counties, with only Lee county being finished, but as I have never set foot in this part of the state, I cannot find or get access to clear information about some of the sites I would like to see. I would love to hear from any locals of the area about any specific info on cool spots to see or any more spots that I do not know of. I am mainly interested in the outdoorsy stuff such as hiking to see mountain views, waterfalls, wildflowers, old cabins, wildflowers or any photographic places in general as I love taking pictures of nature. I'd also love to see swinging bridges, historic/old houses, scenic rivers, popular or well-liked restaurants, live music/theatre, pretty downtowns or peaceful rural scenery in general. With the mountains, small towns and the rural nature of this area, I think I would like visiting this area a lot.

Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=12onCaIrUwL4QTUJY71t-MUKNLVx7I54&usp=sharing

I have a local group for swva and tricities. Check it out: https://m.facebook.com/groups/meet276423/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Hello! I am a student, and I am really passionate about mental health treatment equality. Currently, Virginia ranks 48th out of all the states for youth mental health. Much of the problem, from what I understand, comes from mental health stigma and limited access to providers in rural areas. I have just started diving into learning more about this, so please correct me along the way if I get something incorrect.

I've considered this idea for a while, but I wasn't sure it was feasible. I think that implementing telemedicine services in libraries in rural Southwest Virginia would be an effective way for people who need treatment to get access to treatment in an efficient manner. Some counties don't have fast Wi-Fi or affordable transport, so I thought a local library might be a good spot.

This isn't a unique idea in any way, as it has already been implemented in a few other states, and I believe the programs have seen pretty good success. The problem is, though, that governments implemented the other state programs, and I am just one person. If you guys have any advice on what to do next, how to get this idea potentially running, who to contact, etc., please let me know.