High temperatures topping 90 in April are uncommon for our region and don’t necessarily portend a hot summer.
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Posted inWeather
Snowfall contest decided by 1-inch difference between two Roanokers
Bob Kolinski edged out Twila DiMarco to win the annual Cardinal Weather snowfall prediction contest.
Posted inCardinal News 250
Who declared for independence first — North Carolina, or this Virginia county?
Cumberland County claims the honor by one day over Charlotte County, and says its resolution was more definitive than an earlier one from North Carolina.
Posted inCardinal News 250
How a Petersburg churchyard became the final resting place of a British general
Mary Bolling presided over her estate even as the British occupied it, and a British general died in her home.
Posted inLocal
Montgomery commission will review plans for Shawsville, Elliston-Lafayette
The county planning commission also will consider a subdivision plat and a rezoning request when it meets Wednesday.
Posted inLocal
Montgomery County supervisors to vote on zoning changes, consider paving plan at Monday meeting
The board of supervisors also will vote on approving funds for a golf simulator at Auburn High School.
Posted inLocal
NRV this week: Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors meets Monday and Tuesday; Radford council meets Monday; Blacksburg and Christiansburg town councils meet Tuesday
The Floyd Town Council meeting originally scheduled for Thursday has been moved to next week.
Posted inLocal
Blacksburg Town Council to hold public hearing on FY 2027 budget and increasing utility fees
The recommended budget includes a new Rescue Fund and fee hikes for water, sewer, trash and recycling services.
Posted inCulture
Former Lynchburg editor’s book chronicles former slaves’ effort to craft their own destiny
In “Out of Virginia: Black Americans’ Search for Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Liberia,” former Lynchburg News & Advance editor Joe Stinnett tells the story of the hundreds of former Virginia enslaved people who emigrated, often under coercion, to Africa.
Posted inWeather
April set to hit dry spell after monthslong dry tilt
A rearranging atmospheric pattern over North America will park warm, dry high pressure over Virginia for several days.