Gov. Glenn Youngkin and U.S. Forest Service officials are expected to attend.
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.
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Russell County solar project siting agreement on the agenda for Monday
The project, on depleted farmland, is expected to be completed in early 2027.
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Bristol City Council will consider hiring a firm to manage construction of new baseball stadium
The facility, expected to cost $10 million to $12 million, will be home to the State Liners.
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Creeper Trail rebuilding will involve locals and be completed in a year, project manager promises
Nearly 500 people turned out for an overview of the $240 million project by contractor Kiewit.
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Damascus to host community meeting with the company that will rebuild the Virginia Creeper Trail
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Holston High School. The focus will be to highlight local opportunities for employment and contracts within the project.
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Marletta will be Radford’s next commissioner of the revenue after tight race
Kelsey Marletta emerged the winner over Angel Turpin when the city electoral board met Wednesday to settle the provisional ballots.
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Washington County supervisors consider contract to buy 85 acres for an industrial park
The county has five industrial parks, but three are full and the other two are running out of space, local officials said.
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$240.5 million contract awarded for Creeper Trail rebuilding
Kiewit Corp., a Nebraska-based contractor, is expected to start working this week. The contract gives the company a year to complete the project.
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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.
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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.
