Challenger Joy Powers has blamed rising costs on the incumbent’s party and attacked him as unavailable to constituents. The congressman is running on his record of protecting “conservative family values.”
Bristol/Southwest Zone
Bristol, Abingdon, all of far Southwest
Posted inSouthwest Area
Haysi mayor to be released on bond until November court date
He is not permitted to go on town property or contact town employees.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Haysi Town Council asked for the state police investigation that led to fraud charges against the longtime mayor
The members have been calling for months for his resignation and plan to take steps to remove him if he doesn’t step down now, the vice mayor says.
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Two years after Hurricane Helene ravaged Southwest Virginia, a study of the storm’s effects on the Clinch River is underway.
The debris left behind by Helene and other storms makes it easier for flooding to occur again.
Posted inSports
He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.
The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.
Posted inSouthwest Area
New housing program will begin with subdivision at Southern Gap in Buchanan County
The program aims to target the need for workforce housing in the far Southwest.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Wise County is betting on housing to bring economic development
The industrial development authority has two projects in the works that take advantage of a new state law.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Washington County supervisors approve holding April special election for 1% sales tax vote
The referendum would let voters decide whether an extra tax would be levied for school construction projects.
Posted inOpinion
Hashmi goes back to the classroom to talk about some important books
The lieutenant governor, a former literature professor, has created a lecture tour on the intersection of literature and politics.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Federal grant will help Mount Rogers Community Services expand access to suicide prevention training
The three-year award will help the agency teach hundreds more people to recognize warning signs and connect people to behavioral health services.
