Republican Robert Page and Democrat Tim Brown are vying to lead the largest law enforcement agency in the New River Valley.
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Posted inSouthwest Area
Washington County takes on new zoning restrictions for battery energy storage projects
The systems have been increasingly used by power companies and data centers to act as a buffer for spikes and drops in voltage.
Posted inMartinsville area
Martinsville’s Lester Group buying YMCA building. Commissioner says property will return to tax rolls.
The Y will remain in the facility, rent free, for three years, according to the agreement.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across Virginia: Nelson County is latest to drop Flock cameras, more . . .
From elsewhere: Halifax officials push back against state’s solar law. Hundreds rally for data center moratorium. Roanoke Cultural Endowment nears halfway mark.
Posted inMartinsville area
50 years ago, these Henry County students made history
During integration, Black schools typically closed. In Henry County, integration sent white students to G.W. Carver High School. The 1976 class, the first to attend all five years at the integrated school, recently gathered for a reunion and shared the stories of how that experience shaped them.
Posted inOpinion
A breakup of the ACC could be coming. Virginia Tech’s new president may have to deal with the potential demise of the school’s athletic conference.
The Protect College Sports Act pending before the U.S. House is intended to stabilize college sports, but four ACC schools want to change the bill in ways that could hasten their departure from the league.
Posted inOpinion
Cline renews request that Rubio designate former Salem man held in Russia as a political prisoner
This marks the second time the 6th District congressman has made the request. So far, the Trump administration hasn’t designated any Americans held in Russia as “wrongfully detained.”
Posted inCulture
Franklin County band Lost & Found inducted into Bluegrass Hall of Fame at awards ceremony
Gary Reid, Mason Via and Key Chang were other winners with Southwest Virginia ties at IBMAs in Chattanooga.
Posted inNew River Valley
Radford council candidates offer opinions on the city’s fiscal distress, data centers and Flock cameras at Cardinal News forum
Five are in the race for two seats.
Posted inSouthwest Area
A fuel cell energy project is in the works for one of Buchanan County’s former high school properties
The electricity from the development would result in lower costs for industrial customers, though who would buy the power isn’t clear.
