Hundreds of people across the Southwest Virginia valleys and mountains openly opposed the Revolution and pledged their loyalty to British King George III.
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Ten years later, the Harvester Performance Center put Rocky Mount ‘on the map’
The town-owned venue has attracted big-name acts like Tab Benoit, Morgan Wade and the Indigo Girls. It’s also been an economic boon for Rocky Mount.
‘Thunder in the Hills’: Play about Carroll County shootout gets another day in court
The play about the 1912 courthouse shootout that left five dead is being staged for perhaps the final time.
Woody Holton’s revolutionary life and history
The Roanoke-born son of the former governor is now a historian and prize-winning author of books about the American Revolution.
‘The parkway is suffering. If we don’t do something to protect it, we are going to lose it’
The Blue Ridge Parkway receives more visitors than the Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon national parks combined. But it has had to put off many maintenance projects over the years due to lack of funding.
Patrick County author Martin Clark: ‘Places are characters in my books’
The retired circuit court judge releases his sixth book, “The Plinko Bounce,” on Tuesday. Like most of his previous novels, it covers familiar ground, unfolding across the foothills of Patrick County and environs.
A debate over a drag show and Juneteenth event threatened the June Bug Center’s funding. Supporters came to its defense.
County supervisors considered cutting funding for the arts nonprofit, then voted to provide the money after all. Here’s a look at some of what was going on behind the scenes.
You probably don’t know about the Roanoke Black Cardinals. But baseball fans should.
The 1940s baseball team was part of Roanoke’s version of the Negro Leagues. They were remembered at a recent Salem Red Sox game.
Virginia Tech researchers close to developing biodegradable material to reduce medical waste
A Virginia Tech researcher is partnering with a Charlottesville company to create materials that could replace some medical plastics.
The economic impact of FloydFest’s cancellation
The long-running festival brings about $4 million to Floyd and neighboring counties each year, but businesses say tourism is so big in Floyd that its absence won’t hurt much.