Despite strong opposition from citizens during a December public hearing on a proposed loitering ordinance, the Marion Town Council will take another look at the measure brought up in response to the community’s growing population of unhoused individuals.
The park and recreation area long envisioned for Marion’s Callan Drive area possesses the potential to improve the quality of life of not just the town and county but the region. Scott Carson, a landscape architect and project team leader, made that assertion before the Marion Town Council M…
Area law enforcement credited a Chilhowie business with helping solve an industry theft. On Aug. 17, the Washington County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into the theft of industrial wire and tools from Stuart Rush Company in Abingdon. According to a WCSO news release, the stolen…
A sitting member of the Saltville Town Council, who first served the town as a department head, died last weekend.
Addison Halpern scored two of Virginia women's soccer's five first-half goals and the Cavaliers routed La Salle on Thursday.
The Saltville Police Department sent the only Virginia law enforcement representative to join a unique team in Washington, D.C., for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration.
A Chilhowie High School graduate’s writing was honored at the Executive Mansion in Richmond on Thursday morning.
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From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company Unicor. Unicor brought in $528 million in 2021 alone.Similarly, the Texas Department of Crimina…
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Blue Ridge Bobcats acquire forward Bailey Morissette from Baton Rouge Kingfish, adding a skilled, experienced scorer with strong production in FPHL and abroad.
Virginia Tech AD Brian White said there will be a two-phased initiative to improve cellular coverage at Lane Stadium beginning this season and culminating in 2027.
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Blue Ridge Bobcats acquire forward Bailey Morissette from Baton Rouge Kingfish, adding a skilled, experienced scorer with strong production in FPHL and abroad.
Nelson County Public Schools hosts its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Feet Meet on Sept. 9, 2026, bringing students together to celebrate inclusion, teamwork and fun.
Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Madison County warns residents that Verizon plans to discontinue copper landline service, raising 911, medical alert, and coverage concerns and inviting FCC comments.
🎧 Religion once provided clearer boundaries for right and wrong. The hosts discuss whether secular culture can create equally effective paths toward responsibility and forgiveness.
"Ted Lasso" is hardly the only show to reboot after calling it quits, but after starting the fourth season, we're wondering if a return to Richmond was necessary.
🎧 A personal list of influential thinkers becomes a broader conversation about happiness, virtue, education and whether philosophy can genuinely change the course of a life.
🎧 From everyday lies to artificial intelligence, the hosts examine self-deception, declining trust and how repeated choices gradually shape personal character.
I didn't realize how deeply I felt this loss until I sat down to write about it. Dolly Parton died Aug. 25 at 80, and somehow the world feels a little dimmer for it.
With a successful career spanning almost 60 years, she was also an actress and known for her philanthropy.
“Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro” has revealed a secret about the mothership: It doesn’t need all the themes, smoke and mirrors to fill a season.
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