Leaving the real estate tax rate as-is and raising some other taxes would still leave the county millions of dollars short, the county administrator said.
Bristol/Abingdon
News from Bristol and Abingdon.
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VDOT to hold public meeting Tuesday about Abingdon traffic study
The project will study congestion and safety issues on Cummings Street in Abingdon.
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Agenda Bristol: City council will talk to candidates for vacant council seat Tuesday
Council member Becky Nave stepped down from the council in late January. The remaining council members will choose someone to fill her seat through November 2028.
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Bristol City Council will get an update on 3 bridge projects at Tuesday meeting
The projects are funded through VDOT’s State of Good Repair program.
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Bristol moves forward with search for its next city manager
The city must replace Randy Eads, who left to serve as general counsel for the state’s new attorney general.
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Longtime Bristol city manager leaving job to take position with new state attorney general
Randy Eads, who has been Bristol’s city manager and city attorney for nine years, will serve as general counsel in the attorney general’s office. He starts Saturday.
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Wise County government chief prepares to depart as county budget woes continue
If the current spending pattern continues, the county will run out of money before the next tax billing in the spring, the county treasurer warned the board of supervisors.
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Then & Now: A year after a fire destroyed a former college campus in Bristol, the owner and the city are still at odds over what’s next for the property
The owner of the former Virginia Intermont campus is determined to open a college there, according to his attorney. But the Bristol city manager is again threatening legal action.
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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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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.