“We really haven’t heard anything else from the governor’s office or the legislature, and that may happen any day, we don’t know,” said Mayor David Horton.
Politics
Danville’s animal welfare issue to be subject of election forum
City council members and candidates are meeting with residents at a town hall Wednesday for the first time to discuss the area’s Humane Society.
Special prosecutor: Martinsville investigation is ‘trudging along’ as interviews bring more details
Meanwhile, there are updates with three lawsuits prompted by the situation.
First-time candidates Moore and Clawson top Roanoke City Council Democratic primary
Incumbent Vivian Sanchez-Jones earned the third nomination while Councilman Peter Volosin was in fourth after Tuesday’s vote.
Same-day registration in Radford creates time crunch to count votes
The city had 444 people register to vote between January and October, then saw more than that in a single day on Tuesday.
Trump store owner loses in Boones Mill mayoral bid
Incumbent Victor Conner received 87 percent of the 124 votes cast.
Republicans on path to increase Lynchburg City Council majority
Unofficial election results as of early Wednesday showed Republicans winning three of the four Lynchburg City Council seats up for grabs while an incumbent Democrat was reelected to the fourth spot.
Lawson, Mei and Gravely take open council seats
Based on the preliminary count, Lawson secured 24.8% of the vote while Mei received 21.4% and Gravely 21.3%. Wilson and Herlem received a respective 18% and 13.9% of the vote.
Turk, Saunders and Green win Salem City Council race
Jim Wallace, as of late Tuesday night, is 203 votes behind Anne Marie Green.
Harris wins Virginia
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate for president, beat Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump to win Virginia’s 13 electoral votes.


