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Peppers Ferry predicament: Christiansburg Town Council turns down park land over access road
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (713+ words) The Christiansburg Town Council turned down a developer's amended proposal that included deeding land for a public park on a site originally planned for more housing units. The developer, Robert Fralin, also planned a new access road for the development…...
Training tomorrow's first responders: How Rockbridge County is trying to build an EMS and firefighting pipeline in high school
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (1711+ words) Matthew Lantz always wanted to be a firefighter. At 15, he started volunteering with the Timberville Volunteer Fire Department and plans to work for Rockingham County full-time when he graduates high school early and turns 18 this December. Getting that job will…...
Water authority: Data, resiliency and community, securing our region's water future
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (310+ words) Before any new customer connects to our system, we must ensure that the addition will not conflict with our responsibility to serve existing residents and businesses. It is entirely reasonable to ask whether a major development, like a data center,…...
State levies $106 K civil charge on Halifax County solar facility
18+ hour, 48+ min ago (496+ words) Virginia is levying a six-figure civil penalty on the developer of a Halifax County solar power plant, citing environmental violations since 2024. The 75-megawatt Alton Post Office Solar was developed by Houston-based Urban Grid on hundreds of acres near the North…...
The continuing saga of a property dispute, or the bear is back
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (718+ words) My neighbor came over one night recently and vandalized my car. I know it was him because he left his prints all over it. He and I have had a property dispute for several years now; he believes my house…...
Special prosecutor named in investigation of Buchanan County elected official
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (614+ words) The Bland County commonwealth's attorney's office has been appointed as a special prosecutor to investigate an elected official in Buchanan County, but the prosecutor handling the case said he doesn't know yet who or what is being investigated. The order…...
Southeastern Wind Coalition: Offshore wind matters to all Virginians
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (266+ words) Virginia is a leader in helping to provide relief from this dependence through its efforts to develop offshore wind off our coast. Offshore wind matters not just to Hampton Roads but to all parts of Virginia. One ofwindenergy's biggest advantages…...
Headlines from across the state: Virginia legislators could get first pay raise in 40 years under new budget; more "
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (75+ words) Virginia legislators could get first pay raise in 40 years under new budget. " WVTF/Radio IQ. Virginia joins challenge to Trump's controversial IRS settlement. " Virginia Mercury. Legislature grants emergency funds to help close leaking, bankrupt landfill in Chesterfield. " Virginia Mercury. The…...
Man convicted of attack on Danville City Council member will spend 40 years in prison
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (1479+ words) Shotsie Buck-Hayes, who was convicted of setting Danville city councilmember Lee Vogler on fire last summer, will spend 40 years in prison, a judge ruled Thursday." The hearing lasted over three hours, with emotional testimony from the Vogler family and Buck-Hayes…...
State pharmacy board penalizes Danville animal shelter over euthanasia records
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (576+ words) A Virginia Board of Pharmacy committee decided on Wednesday to fine the Danville Area Humane Society $500 for violating state code in its euthanasia recordkeeping." The animal shelter, the only one in Danville, will also be required to undergo a random…...