Culture

The new annex under construction at the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum will house artifacts from the collection of Dr. Mervyn King.

The trial will determine whether the state can seize animals that it claims have been mistreated.

Next month, Indianapolis-based quilter and instructor Kaye England will auction off 40 quilts in Clifton Forge. Half are handmade antiques from the 19th century.

Unlike pottery artists who work with a mass of unformed clay, brick sculptors create a canvas by stacking and arranging the unfired brick into desired shapes.

Several generations of the Claytor family worked at the clinic in the Gainsboro neighborhood, a vibrant center of Black Roanokers’ lives.

Travis Milton is chef at Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards’ signature restaurant, Hickory.

Virginia’s Freedom of Choice era allowed Black students to go to white schools before total integration. A project in Pittsylvania County is recording their stories.

The Free Market in Independence is part of a larger “freecycling” movement but is unusual because it has an actual storefront.

The suit sought to clarify ownership of the creekbed under Craig Creek. A ruling in the landowners’ favor could have allowed property owners to restrict public access to streams throughout Virginia.

The elk herd in Southwest Virginia now numbers more than 250. The large animals often congregate around highways, where they find tasty plants to eat and salt to lick.