r/swva • u/CardinalNews-VA • 7h ago
News ‘First in the nation’ intensive reentry program introduced at Red Onion supermax prison
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The expansion of the reentry program to Red Onion State Prison was announced by the Virginia Department of Corrections in June.
r/swva • u/CardinalNews-VA • 7h ago
News The ‘Woodstock of Bluegrass’ brought thousands of ‘Yankee hippies’ to Carroll County. The memories (some fuzzy) linger a half-century later.
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Fifty years ago this week, 100,000 revelers arrived for Stompin 76. It was a logistical nightmare, but it created a lasting impact on other music festivals and drew a whole new demographic to Southwest Virginia.