ROCKY MOUNT 鈥� Ninth Congressional District Democratic candidate Joy Powers visited Franklin County for a final push to get out the vote with the election less than a week away.
- JUSTIN FAULCONER The News & Advance
Five days before Election Day, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-9th District, stopped by Bedford County on Thursday morning to encourage Republicans to get out the vote ahead of the midterms.
- Alexia Partouche
The board will vote on the proposed museum during its November meeting.
- Nora Shelly
In a press release, the city stated the favorable ratings help the city secure low-interest loans to pay for capital improvement construction projects.
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ROCKY MOUNT 鈥� Residents of Diamond Avenue in Rocky Mount continue to seek help from town, county and state officials as they seek funding for what they see as critical needs for the community.听
- Alexia Partouche
A motion directing the county to put together a bid proposal for the museum was derailed after the board of supervisors realized it hadn't amended the agenda for a vote.
Groups seeking to pass or defeat statewide ballot initiatives on the three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution have raised more than $2.2 million.
Four candidates are competing for three seats on the Radford School Board this fall.
ROCKY MOUNT 鈥� Franklin County is quickly approaching its goal of providing high speed internet to the vast majority of its residents. The 10-year- long effort is finally seeing success even as some early missteps still remain evident around the county.听
A legal notice error prompted Montgomery County to schedule a second public hearing Nov. 10 on Stateson Homes鈥� proposed 349-home Elliston development.
Supervisors hear from experts about data center development in wake of summer's controversy over now-stalled project in Summit View Business Park
The state will prioritize road maintenance over construction project funding, local officials learned from during a Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting Tuesday.
As election day looms, four out of the seven 爆走黑料 City Council candidates sounded off on Tuesday on Williamson Road and other issues at a campaign forum.
Interim Franklin County administrator to be named; job to be posted in January.
Democrat Joy Powers outlined her progressive positions on health care, data centers and Israel while expressing confidence in challenging Republican Morgan Griffith in Virginia鈥檚 Ninth District.
Sam Rasoul will be an associate attorney for the Fishwick law firm.
The city anticipates construction will start in the spring, and work is expected to take about a year.
One development is proposing a "cottage court" on a triangular piece of land on Janette Avenue Southwest, and the other for three small apartment buildings on Franklin Road between Woods and Walnut avenues southwest.
Two supervisors took issue with the speeches that were听鈥� and weren't given听鈥� at the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating W.E. Cundiff Elementary's renovation.
The county pointed to a calendar item it claims was posted to the website Sept. 28 as its official online notice of the meeting. That item is no longer visible.
Cline is running for his fifth term, and though the 6th District leans heavily conservative, Macy is mounting perhaps the biggest challenge for his seat he has faced.
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Madison County reminds property owners that 2027 land use revalidations and new applications are due November 2, 2026, with a late fee and final cutoff December 31.
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The Campbell County Historic Courthouse will host the seventh annual Holiday Market in Rustburg on Friday, Nov. 6, 4鈥�7 p.m., with local vendors and a Nov. 8 rain date.
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Campbell County鈥檚 HallowGreen Litter Pick-up Initiative has 68 families registered, with participants logging collected bags online and welcome to continue into 2027.
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Gage Alexander鈥檚 career-high 29 saves and a fifth-round shootout winner by Olivier Beaudoin lifted the Rail Yard Dawgs to a 3-2 home win over Athens.
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Macy spoke with听Afzal Upal, an associate dean of听James Madison University, and Kathryn Hatam, a Botetourt resident organizing against the Google data center campus.
The appeal of an updated certificate of occupancy the city issued in September is the latest legal issue for The Least of These Ministry.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger was the keynote speaker at the Governor's Summit on Rural Prosperity on Thursday.
爆走黑料 Indivisible encouraged people to get out and vote Thursday during a VOTEFest event outside 爆走黑料 County's Brambleton Center, an early voting location. The volunteer group will hold similar events to encourage early voting on Thursday afternoon in downtown 爆走黑料 and on Saturday at…
The board changed the zoning ordinance to allow for the tower, with the intent to change it once again during its Oct. 27 meeting.
Montgomery County supervisors delayed a vote on a proposed 349-home Fotheringay development after residents debated its effects on Elliston鈥檚 rural character, housing affordability and schools.
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Rep. Ben Cline campaigned with former Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 爆走黑料 on Tuesday, with Cline's challenger, Beth Macy, protesting the event outside.
U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, and former Gov. Glenn Youngkin met with Cline's supporters for a get out the vote event Tuesday evening at the Shenandoah Club, while Cline's opponent, Democrat Beth Macy, rallied outside with her supporters.

