Politics

The issue now goes to a vote by the city council, which isn’t bound by the recommendation of the planning commission.

The changes, which took effect in March, sparked a lawsuit against the city. Now the amendments are up for reconsideration, starting with Monday’s public hearing.

In a rare interview ahead of the presidential election, Commissioner of Elections Susan Beals responds to concerns about voter fraud.

Vincent Shorter has been Pittsylvania County’s treasurer for eight and a half years. When the county administrator left abruptly this spring, Shorter took on that job, too.

Peter Alexander had sued Vice Mayor Chris Faraldi, arguing that 125 absentee ballots were not tallied in the June 8 primary. In a new court filing, Alexander said his investigation of the matter has found that the ballots were in fact counted.

Members of the Senate and the House have made moves to bring back a program that provided discounts for low-income internet users.

The final tally changed by just four votes. State Sen. John McGuire will now go on to face Democrat Gloria Witt in the Nov. 5 general election.

Bristol alone has at least nine cannabis-related stores — even though in Virginia, it’s legal to possess cannabis but not to sell it.

The county would like VDOT to fund improvements to the U.S. 220/Virginia 87 intersection south of Martinsville.

Bob Good challenged the outcome of the election that he lost to John McGuire by 374 out of more than 60,000 votes cast.