Both the Caesars Virginia casino resort and the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill prompted the feasibility study.
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Agenda Martinsville: City looks to upcoming budget
All the dates you need to know for the budget process.
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Agenda Lynchburg: City council to hold public hearing, vote on plan to launch new facility for Rivermont Schools
The private Rivermont group teaches K-12 students with autism.
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Agenda Roanoke: Rezonings at Riverdale and The Foundry to be considered
Applicants from both the Riverdale and Foundry developments are looking to rezone multiple plots of land to Urban Center Districts to allow for more flexible usage.
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Agenda Montgomery County: Public hearings Monday for tourism agreement, short-term lodging proposal
Supervisors are scheduled to vote on both matters.
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Agenda Bristol: School board will consider budget priorities for 2025-26, reorganize during Monday meeting
Step pay increases, enhancing academic proficiency and addressing security concerns are all budget priorities. Find out more at the meeting.
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Demolition of unstable buildings underway after fire at former Virginia Intermont campus in Bristol
The towering red brick walls left after the blaze were described as a “deathtrap” by the city’s fire chief.
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Roanoke City Council seeking applications for vacant seat
Joe Cobb’s election to mayor left an open seat to be filled until the end of his council term in 2026.
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Agenda Pittsylvania County: Staff recommends denial of reworked Balico data center proposal ahead of Tuesday public hearing and vote
The potential data center developer has resubmitted a scaled-back version of its project proposal that will go before the planning commission Tuesday.
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Bristol council member apologizes for ‘publicly criticizing and lying’ about city manager
Michael Pollard didn’t detail what he’d said about Randy Eads, and he said he won’t resign.
