Five new markers recognize civil rights history in Southwest and Southside.
Culture
Cardinal News covers culture and all the stories that are shaping Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Abingdon is a Southwest Virginia foodie mecca, with prizes to show for it
The town has won a USA Today contest for “best small-town food scene” — three years in a row.
Christmas photos from Nehi Lofts in Roanoke
We asked readers to share their Christmas photos from around Southwest and Southside and here are some.
Lynchburg hikers place evergreen tributes at WWII crash site on Bedford mountain
The wreaths honor crew of military plane that crashed at the Peaks of Otter.
Photos from the Abingdon Christmas parade
You can share your Christmas photos at news@cardinalnews.org.
Virginia’s first Black Olympic gold medalist to get historical marker
The state has approved a marker for Norvel Lee of Botetourt County.
Christmas photos from Abingdon, Chatham, Roanoke and beyond
You can share your Christmas photos from Southwest and Southside at news@cardinalnews.org.
Photos from the Wise Christmas parade
Second in our series of reader-submitted Christmas photos around Southwest and Southside.
Christmas photos: The penguin house in Lynchburg
First in what we hope to be a series of Christmas photos around Southwest and Southside.
Why is there a University of Virginia diploma in ‘Ghostbusters’?
There’s a mysterious Easter egg in the new Ghostbusters movie. A spoiler-free investigation.

