Kiewit Corp., a Nebraska-based contractor, is expected to start working this week. The contract gives the company a year to complete the project.
Susan Cameron
Susan Cameron is a reporter for Cardinal News. She has been a newspaper journalist in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee for nearly 40 years. She is based in Bristol. Reach her at susan@cardinalnews.org or 276-791-5928.
Posted inPolitics
Radford’s commissioner of the revenue race still undecided; Morrison appears to be in as treasurer
The two races were too close to call election night. The 164 provisional ballots that will decide the commissioner’s race will be settled Nov. 12.
Posted inPolitics
Barker wins third term as Bristol’s commissioner of the revenue
The rematch between Cloe-Eva Barker and Steven Gobble was the only contested local race on the city’s ballot.
Posted inHealthcare
Dickenson officials name new operator for drug treatment facility
Addiction Recovery Care of Kentucky (ARC) will no longer be the operator for the new substance abuse treatment center in Dickenson County, which was completed in January but has yet to open. County officials announced in a news release Thursday that they have signed an agreement with a new company, Momentum Recovery and Wellness, which […]
Posted inEconomy
VDOT: Four meetings this week to get input on I-81 improvements
The meetings are being held Oct. 27-30 in Abingdon, Salem, Weyers Cave and Winchester.
Posted inEconomy
A nearly $160 million housing development will build more than 325 single-family homes in Washington County
The Sunny Valley subdivision will help fill the gap in housing needed for the growing workforce, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.
Posted inEconomy
Roanoke-based business to expand in Scott County, add 200 jobs
This is VFP’s third and largest expansion over the last five years.
Posted inEconomy
Housing, tourism, hurricane recovery projects receive funding from GO Virginia
Among the awards: Almost $750,000 will help develop a modular training and production site in Russell County.
Posted inLocal
Bristol City Council to consider purchase agreement for baseball complex site
The facility would be home to the Bristol State Liners and Virginia High School’s baseball team and is expected to open in 2027.
Posted inEconomy
New section of long-planned Coalfields Expressway opens in Buchanan County
A dozen miles of the road are now complete, with 38 more to go. The idea for the roadway surfaced more than 30 years ago as a way to build an economic lifeline to Wise, Buchanan and Dickenson counties.