The chief of Tazewell County’s new fire company knows the old saying is true: firefighters hate two things: change and the way things are. That’s why there were questions when ...

Only three weeks remain in the 2026 Virginia High School League football season, but there are still 20 undefeated teams including seven — George Washington, Jefferson Forest, Carroll County, Magna ...

A county, an industrial development authority, a foundation or a nonprofit that controls a developable site does not need to wait for a developer’s proposal. It can write its terms first and ...

Terry Lee is the founder of Garvey Labs, a Washington, D.C., firm that helps communities set the terms for data center deals so the investment builds local wealth, strengthens the local grid and ...

Ideas ranged from rebuilding trust and changing the narrative to bringing in jobs, housing and the school sales tax.

There was at least one social media report of a Boy Scout troop encountering snow in the mile-high terrain of Grayson Highlands this weekend. Combined with similar reports of snow at comparable ...

A procedural mistake will extend a decision and give the public another opportunity to comment on a large housing development that could double Elliston’s population. A public hearing on the proposed ...

A.J. Harpold, who returned to Salem three years ago after growing up here, said the city can’t ignore data center growth. Harpold is opening a small business downtown and is a labor union organizer ...

The city has also seen wages rise faster than most places in the country. Here’s a look at the city’s demographic and economic trends.

The school is jumping athletic conferences. Here’s how James Madison University stacks up revenue-wise against its new rivals.

Appalachian Power Co.’s residential customers would see no increase in their electric rates for a year beginning March 1 and would see an increase of 92 cents on the average monthly bill the year ...

Six candidates are running for three seats, with the majority interested in revisiting the revenue-sharing agreement with 13 other localities.