Nearly a year after a fire at Dogwood Kennels in Bland County launched a controversy surrounding the conditions at the local business, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a bill to tighten restrictions on commercial dog breeders.

The word on the bright orange shoes tells the story.
Family.

After living in Bland County since 1994, Steve Mullins decided he wanted to work there, too. He recently joined the Bland County Sheriff’s Office as a road deputy.

Eight individuals will now stand trial in Circuit Court after being indicted Monday on charges ranging from forgery to child endangerment.
Meeting in secret, the seven grand jurors listened to evidence before deciding to send the cases to trial where a judge or jury will find the defendants guilty or not guilty.

If you have a tract of forest on your property, it might be a good idea to go have a look at it. And make a habit of it, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation advises.

Bland County’s 2008 automobile and motorcycle decals have a new look. On sale now at the treasurer’s office, they sport the Tunnels of Opportunity slogan.

Something other than love was floating through the air on Valentine’s Day morning when Creed and Jeanne-Marie Taylor received a surprise knock on the door of their Giles County home.

Mark R. McKee hopes to be in his new shop before gardening season begins. He specializes in small engine repairs and works out of his home.

Students who doze through the school year will no longer have the option of waking up for summer school under a new policy approved Monday night by the Bland County School Board.

A grand jury will now hear the case of a Bland County man charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in a fatal September 2007 car wreck.