Ridgeline ordinance to be considered in January

airlifted to Holston Valley Medical Center

woman also injured in late night blaze

Man dies at Roanoke hospital

U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher’s staff took notes from 13 people who showed up last week to voice concern over his vote on health care reform. The Democrat had voted no on the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.

Truck driver injured

Parade theme is “The Magic of Christmas”.

The Floyd County Board of Supervisors rejected state-mandated changes that would require hiring another inspector.

The budget reductions came at the Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday, when the Social Services director also informed the Board of the increase in requests for assistance.

Project Crossroads’ Foodraiser 2009 on Saturday is adding a cooperative option to the competitive sculpting using packages of donated cans and packages of non-perishable foods. The event is also moving from Chilhowie to Marion to be part of holiday events planned there for the weekend.

Tattoo artists, body piercers and psychics can no longer open shop in Marion’s downtown after the town adopted on Monday an amendment to its adult uses ordinance prohibiting “tattoo parlors, body piercing salons, and establishments for fortunetellers, palm readers and mystics.”

A developer is questioning the change in voting by four Marion Town Council members between two public hearings on his request for rezoning of a .646-acre lot with a house at 1103 Culbert Drive from Residential R2 to Medical Arts.

Every Veteran’s Day there are things you come to expect. There are old vets and new vets, speeches and honors.
Sometimes there’s laughing, other times tears. But without the flag, there’s no point in rallying. There’s centuries of tradition in every stitch and star and that weight has to be hoisted by someone.
And that’s when the Highlands Veterans Honor Guard marches, colors raised.

U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher’s staff took notes from 13 people who showed up last week to voice concern over his vote on health care reform. The Democrat had voted no on the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.

A Washington County property owner and the town of Saltville are heading back to court. This time, though, it’s to the biggest court in the state.
The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case at an undetermined time.

It’s a snowmen smorgasbord.

Sandra Bowling is bound to be the most popular teacher in school this week.

Preparing for surgery usually involves only a few tests and scans. For 6-year-old Noah Taylor of the Hollybrook community, however, it will mean two months in traction.