A study found the site needs sewer services at a cost of about $5 million.
Siena Duncan
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Women’s addiction recovery residence set to open in Tazewell County by the end of the year
The county government is buying a house for nonprofit A Hope and Future Ministry to run the facility, the first of its kind in the county.
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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.
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Bristol City Council candidates want the city to get more tax money from Hard Rock Casino
Six candidates are running for three seats, with the majority interested in revisiting the revenue-sharing agreement with 13 other localities.
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Courthouse conundrum: Washington County faces $1.7M deficit on top of emergency repairs to moldy justice center
School funding is driving the shortfall, as cost of dehumidifiers, records cleaning may affect reserves.
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Bristol School Board candidates are split on sales tax referendum
Five independents running for three seats are divided on whether the city should put school construction measure on the ballot.
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Two years later, Hurricane Helene destruction is bringing invasive plant species — including kudzu — to upper half of the Creeper Trail
The U.S. Forest Service is working with the state and a nonprofit to treat the area ahead of the spring reopening of that portion of the path.
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Why is a Richlands grocery store closing? High town electric rates that average $25,000 per month, the owners say
Grants Supermarket, a 25-year staple in the town, closes Saturday.
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Damascus cancels Flock contract, joining other Virginia localities that have recently severed ties with the surveillance company
The town’s three cameras will be deactivated and bagged by the police department.
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Damascus is a small tourist town without a single stoplight — yet three Flock cameras monitor its residents and visitors
The town council will vote Wednesday on whether to renew the surveillance contract as a local petition opposing it gains momentum.
