News Round-Up for November 30, 2019

Another attempt at recovering Twitter threads and re-posting them here to see how much time it takes:

• Martinsville wants to stop being a city and instead revert to a town in Henry County. Henry County is skeptical. Update in the @MVilleBulletin (bit.ly/2rJSwbP)
• Fear of gun control legislation continues to lead many to attend county supervisor meetings. Here's a story from Pulaski County in the @SouthwestTimes (bit.ly/2q4OgmU)
• We are nearing the 70th anniversary of the Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke. Senator @ssurovell wants people to remember the laborers and designers who created. Piece in the @roanoketimes (bit.ly/2rJTfd3)
• A Nelson County Supervisor and PVCC are seeking a grant to help launch a training program for people who want to work in the renewable energy industry. Story in the @newsadvance (bit.ly/2Dx7kxu)
• There's an effort to improve recycling in Nelson County, with businesses such as @dbbrewingco getting involved. Story in the @newsadvance (bit.ly/2L9iwod)
• Soon after Charlottesville's new city manager took office this May, he hired his deputy from his last job. On Monday, Council will consider a charter change to allow more oversight of such a hire. @nstoutDP has the @DailyProgress story (bit.ly/2qYyt9C)
• More Virginians are working from home, though the amount is still small. The story is from @vcucns and it appears that Charlottesville leads among Virginia metro areas. Working from home helps reduce congestion, GHG emissions (bit.ly/2r2bz17)
• Even though only the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, the frenzy of Black Friday has spread across the world. This @AP story points out some are not happy. (bit.ly/2Y1HOtv) 
• East African countries have been hit with heavy rains in the past few days, leading to displacement from flooding. Story on the @sfchronicle (bit.ly/33wc9Sd)
• The world is not on track to meet required greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new U.N. report. A summary in this @FT article (on.ft.com/34EvpOw)