The current spending limits have been a barrier to more Southwest Virginia residents getting help to rebuild.
Bristol/Southwest Zone
Bristol, Abingdon, all of far Southwest
Posted inEducation, Politics
As the question of consolidation swirls, Washington County plans a public hearing Tuesday on whether to raise the sales tax to pay for school upgrades
The increase could raise $200 million over 20 years, local officials said. But the need for renovations across the school division has been overshadowed by talk of combining two high schools.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Wythe County to purchase old Fort Chiswell mall site for $1.5 million
The property, which occupies a visible site at the intersection of two interstates, has sat unused for more than a decade. Now, local leaders are looking for potential developers.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Haysi’s mayor arrested following indictments on 8 fraud and embezzlement charges
Larry D. Yates was being held without bond Friday in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon and will appear in court Tuesday.
Posted inEconomy
A St. Paul food pantry gets creative to weather SNAP cuts, loss of USDA food
Agencies under Feeding Southwest Virginia are seeing the need for food firsthand.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Changes to flood relief will streamline claims, increase spending caps for Southwest Virginia victims, governor’s office says
As of Thursday, more than $42 million of the $50 million allocated to help residents had not yet been disbursed.
Posted inEconomy
About 120,000 fewer Virginians have SNAP, while food prices rise and food pantries race to keep up with demand
State and nonprofit leaders are taking stock of food insecurity trends amid federal changes to nutrition programs, as more changes loom.
Posted inOpinion
Why the SCC should hold a field hearing on the proposed Dominion merger in St. Paul
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi should take her listening tour on the merger there, as well. Southwest Virginia is outside Dominion’s service territory but still has things at stake.
Posted inSouthwest Area
United Way of Southwest Virginia to host a disaster preparedness summit
The nonprofit organization was prompted to put on the event after witnessing the destruction brought to the region by storms in 2024 and 2025.
Posted inSouthwest Area
3 or 4 data centers could be coming to a former coal mine site in Russell County
The land is owned by the industrial development authority, whose members signed a nondisclosure agreement and remain mum on the project.
