Amie Knowles

Amie Knowles

Amie has been in journalism four years, winning multiple awards from the Virginia Press Association for news and features content. A lifelong Virginia resident, her work has appeared in the Martinsville Bulletin, Danville Register & Bee and NWNC Magazine.

Elections Taylor Swift in concert
Elections Taylor Swift and Virginia GOP Governor Candidate Have Bad Blood

Glenn Youngkin's Carlyle Group help fund the acquisition of all of Swift's music made before November 2020.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles July 30, 2021 12:08 pm EDT
Education Chance Trevillian, 30, is a first-time political candidate in Virginia.
Education There’s a Chance for Democrats in Southwest Virginia

A young Democrat is running for office in a Virginia House district that hasn’t had progressive leadership in over two decades.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles June 10, 2021 6:37 pm EDT
Education
Education How Do You Work When the Wi-Fi Doesn’t?

COLLINSVILLE-Parts of Virginia like Henry County struggle with infrastructure needs, like a lack of accessible broadband. What's the solution?

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles April 30, 2021 1:32 am EDT
Coronavirus
Coronavirus When Will Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Be Used Again in Virginia?

RICHMOND-Over a week after Virginia ceased using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, questions still remain.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles April 22, 2021 4:23 am EDT
Coronavirus Vaccine Works Against New COVID-19 Strains
Coronavirus Southwest Virginia Has A COVID-19 Problem, Ballad Officials Warn

WISE – Ballad Health’s Chief Operating Officer Eric Deaton took the podium Wednesday for the first press briefing in two months. The reason came as a grim reminder: COVID-19 is still in Southwest Virginia.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles April 15, 2021 4:45 am EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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Coronavirus Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong; Graphic by Rebecca Russ/COURIER)
Coronavirus Picking Up Speed: Vaccination Phase 1B Starts for Some Parts of Virginia

CHICKAHOMINY – Parts of Virginia are picking up the pace when it comes to vaccination.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 11, 2021 3:58 pm EST
Coronavirus The Vaccine is Safe, Fauci Says
Coronavirus ‘It’s About Trust’: Fauci Answers Virginia Faith Leaders’ Vaccine Questions

RICHMOND – As of Friday, there were close to 90 million cases of COVID-19 across the world.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles January 11, 2021 2:28 pm EST