The first was held last Thursday, including a presentation outlining the budget and a question and answer period with City Manager Valmarie Turner.
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Cardinal News wins 18 first place awards, 47 total, and Outstanding Young Journalist and Salesperson of the year
Emily Schabacker was awarded Outstanding Young Journalist, Sherry Quinley won Outstanding Sales Professional, and Cardinal News took home 47 other journalism awards, including 18 first-place awards, at Saturday’s Virginia Press Association annual awards banquet. Cardinal also took home the Sweepstakes Award as the most awarded newsroom in the online group, and won three Best in […]
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Agenda Danville: City considers using excess casino funds for utility bill relief programming
Caesars Virginia casino revenues are higher than projected, and Danville may use the extra money to help lower utility bills.
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Cardinal flies away with 47 awards, Young Journalist of the Year, Sales Professional of the Year and News Sweepstakes awards at Virginia Press Association banquet
Cardinal News also won three Best-in-Show awards.
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Agenda Henry County: Supervisors to delve deeper into proposed budget
County staff have managed to produce a balanced preliminary budget with no tax increase, but that could change as supervisors hash out the details.
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Agenda Franklin County: Tax adjustments the focus of public hearings Tuesday
Real estate tax, personal property tax, heavy construction machinery tax, machinery and tools tax, merchants’ capital tax — and the meals tax: All these taxes are up for adjustment in a public hearing Tuesday in Franklin County. The Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings beginning at 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Board […]
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Agenda Danville: Resident wants to open 24-hour child care facility to help meet local demand
Danville is considered a “child care desert.” Its planning commission will consider a permit to open a new facility.
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Agenda Russell County: An update on the long-awaited salmon farm is back on the agenda for Monday’s board of supervisors meeting
The contract for construction of the delayed access road to the site is also on the agenda.
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Agenda Roanoke: Answering questions on proposed Roanoke budget and updates on Williamson Road projects
The agenda for Monday’s meeting lists a 15-minute session to answer questions the city has received regarding the proposed Roanoke budget — one the city has said is challenging.
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Following Martinsville meeting controversy, Mayor Jones offers a rebuttal
The mayor spoke more than a week after a deputy removed a city council member from a council meeting.
