5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (563+ words) Botetourt County, like many counties, is in the process of developing an ordinance governing solar projects. My advice: Choose carefully. The planning commission meets Sept. 14 in a work session to go over details. This isn’t a public hearing, but it…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1147+ words) For about an hour Monday morning, the two candidates for the 6th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives shared a stage in Buena Vista. It wasn’t a debate — these were back-to-back speeches that were part of Buena Vista’s 55th annual Labor…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) Voters in 47 localities will decide this fall whether to add a sales tax to fund local school construction projects. Voters in 47 Virginia localities will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund school construction costs in their communities this…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (87+ words) Headlines from across the state: Spanberger taps Daniel Young to lead government watchdog office; more... Cardinal News Spanberger taps Daniel Young to lead government watchdog office. — Virginia Mercury. Loudoun seeks legal opinion before ending data center grandfather protections. — Virginia Business....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1047+ words) At the Basilica of Saint Andrew in Roanoke on Sunday, a priest read a letter to the congregation at the end of Mass from Virginia’s two Catholic bishops that condemned two constitutional amendments before voters this fall. The priest was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) The barn was hot, as only a barn can be when the first day of September remembers it’s still summer and sends temperatures into the 90s. The people inside the barn were hot, too, both in terms of temperature and also…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (716+ words) Drones are going to be ubiquitous in the coming years, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said last week. The onetime cellphone entrepreneur told a group gathered at Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm that if he had to start his investing career over,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (523+ words) Heritage Park closed Tuesday and will reopen in the summer of 2027, following a year of planned infrastructure improvements. You can learn about the construction schedule in this edition, plus catch updates on Habitat for Humanity’s building program for women and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (836+ words) Something troubling is happening on Virginia’s college campuses. Between fall 2024 and fall 2025, international enrollment in graduate and doctoral programs at Virginia’s four-year public colleges and universities fell 13%. At George Mason University, international graduate enrollment dropped 27%, a loss of more than…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) The Salvation Army has denied a federal agency’s claims that the organization forced a Lynchburg employee out of her job while she sought cancer treatment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Salvation Army in June, saying the employee,…...