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Vogler expected to remain hospitalized for 6 months; fundraiser tops $100K goal
Danville City Council member Lee Vogler was attacked last week and burned over more than half his body. He remains in critical condition at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Posted inCulture
Lynchburg nonprofit reimagines grocery store as community hub in Black historic district
Leaders of the Pierce Street Gateway organization say healthy food and interactive history are the fuel the neighborhood needs to continue its legacy of Black achievement.
Posted inOpinion
Earle-Sears wants a second governor’s office, somewhere ‘past Abingdon’
The goal, she says, is to address the sense that many voters in Southwest Virginia feel estranged from a state government in Richmond when they’re closer to up to nine other state capitals than their own.
Posted inPolitics
Do income tax rates cause people to move out of state? Youngkin says yes, new study says no.
The report found that, in 2023, people left Virginia for states with both higher and lower income tax rates. Of the top 10 states people left Virginia for that year, five had lower rates, four had higher rates and one had variable rates.
Posted inLocal
Lynchburg electoral board to discuss budget, poll worker term length ahead of general election
The Lynchburg City Council adopted the 2026 fiscal year budget a day before it went into effect. Now programs like the electoral board are feeling the pressure of funding cuts.
Posted inNews Briefs
Headlines from across the state: UVa names interim president; more …
From elsewhere: New baseball stadium solar energy project, one of the largest ever, coming to Richmond. Speedway working to transition from baseball back to NASCAR. Roanoke to consider hybrid dog ban.
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Danville’s growth has brought stricter parking enforcement — and a return to ticketing
Parking enforcement in Danville isn’t new, but it’s been at least two years since the city had a full-time parking enforcement officer working consistently. Bringing it back has become a hot topic of conversation.
Posted inOpinion
Virginians haven’t split their ticket in a governor’s race in 20 years. Here’s what it would take for that to happen this year.
For that to happen, a down-ballot candidate generally needs to find votes that the candidate for governor can’t. In recent elections, that’s meant anywhere from 27,000 to 175,000 extra votes.
Posted inHealth Care
Free back-to-school clinics help ensure kids get required vaccines
As the school year approaches, health departments across Southwest and Southside Virginia are offering vaccination clinics and immunization appointments to help families meet school requirements.