One possible project is a bunkhouse for the Elliston fire department.
Montgomery County
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Agenda Montgomery County: Board appointments, church expansion
County staff recommends limiting uses of the rezoned property.
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Agenda Montgomery: County supervisors to discuss major housing development proposal
Fotheringay LLC, which owns the historic Fotheringay home and nearby property, is asking supervisors to amend the county’s comprehensive plan to allow development of as many as 473 homes near the Eastern Montgomery middle and high schools.
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Agenda Montgomery: Schools budget could increase $5.2 million
Raises for employees, increases for instruction and operations are all likely to be part of the new budget.
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Agenda Montgomery County: School board to vote Tuesday on retired officer plan
Most Montgomery schools have school resource officers who are active members of the county’s law enforcement agencies. The school board may also hire retired officers.
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Agenda Montgomery County: School board to consider hate speech policy, plan to hire retired police
A vote on a new hate speech policy comes seven months after the school board’s one Black member highlighted student reports that a racial slur was used frequently in the county’s schools.
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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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How a Montgomery County farm turned into a destination attraction
Agritourism in Virginia has tripled. Here’s how Sinkland Farms became known for its pumpkins.
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Armadillo spotted in Montgomery County
The sporadic sightings in Southwest Virginia continue with a New Year’s Day encounter near Christiansburg.
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A closer look at the redistricting maps for Southwest and Southside
Some districts are practically perfect, others not so much. Here’s who wins and loses.