As winter months approach, more rate increases could be coming.
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If Old Dominion Power’s latest rate increase request is approved, some customers in the coalfields say they don’t know how they would pay their electric bills
Two Lee County neighbors have a question for the utility: What justifies a 23% jump?
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A last opportunity to weigh in on the potential of nuclear energy in Wise County comes Thursday
The final public meeting on the microreactor feasibility study will include an overview of the incoming report.
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Nearly 200 cabins, campsites for Damascus-owned Laurel Gateway property suggested by consulting firm
A study found the site needs sewer services at a cost of about $5 million.
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An Islamic institute has closed on its purchase of a building in downtown Norton and is proceeding with opening a community center there, its founder said
The facility will also include a worship space; programs will begin over the next few months.
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Women’s addiction recovery residence set to open in Tazewell County by the end of the year
The county government is buying a house for nonprofit A Hope and Future Ministry to run the facility, the first of its kind in the county.
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Plans to open an Islamic center in Norton have caused an uproar; nothing has been approved by city officials
The Islamic Leadership Institute of America is holding an open house Tuesday to discuss the project.
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Washington County takes on new zoning restrictions for battery energy storage projects
The systems have been increasingly used by power companies and data centers to act as a buffer for spikes and drops in voltage.
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Tazewell County’s new fire company begins, with a paid department to support it on the way
The merged brigades just became operational to help address challenges in recruitment, funding and training.
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Bristol City Council candidates want the city to get more tax money from Hard Rock Casino
Six candidates are running for three seats, with the majority interested in revisiting the revenue-sharing agreement with 13 other localities.
