At their regularly scheduled meeting this past Tuesday evening, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate an initial $250,000 allotment to Wythe County Public Schools. The purpose of this funding is to address food insecurities that may exist due to the COVID-19 economic downturn. The money is […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today kicked off the Commonwealth’s 19th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce enforcement and public education campaign to combat impaired driving and prevent alcohol-related injuries and fatalities on Virginia’s roads. Modified to address safety and health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the period of increased enforcement will take place from […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the NC State at Virginia Tech football game will be rescheduled for Saturday, September 26. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 12. The rescheduling follows the positive tests and subsequent quarantining of student-athletes within […]
Self-driving vehicle pioneer to invest $8.5 million to grow software development operations RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Torc Robotics, a Blacksburg-based leader in self-driving vehicle systems, will invest $8.5 million to expand its software development operations in Montgomery County. The company will establish an additional facility at the Virginia Tech […]
Virginia State Police Trooper D.L. Vaughn is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. The crash occurred Aug. 24, 2020 at 6:51 p.m. on Route 635 (Big Stoney Creek Road), approximately 2 miles north of Route 628 (Olean Road). A 2003 Ford Econoline van was traveling on Route 635 when […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers on Monday advanced proposals aimed at making absentee voting easier amid the coronavirus pandemic, including having the state prepay postage, setting up drop boxes and establishing a process for voters to fix paperwork issues on improperly submitted ballots. Democratic-led committees in the state House […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has extended its moratorium on utility shutoffs. The commission said in a statement on Monday that the shutoff ban is being extended from August 31 to September 16. The commission said the extension gives the Virginia General Assembly more time to pass […]
Ruritan Riders to Benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s future at evangelical Liberty University amid a sex scandal was uncertain Monday, after the school said he had offered his resignation but then reversed course. Falwell agreed to “resign immediately as President of Liberty University today but then instructed his attorneys to not […]
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – Kendall Demarko Wysinger, a Martinsburg, West Virginia, man who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring that operated in the Western District of Virginia and elsewhere, was sentenced today to life in prison. United States Attorney […]
Senator Mark Warner today held three social-distanced community check-ups with local leaders in Abingdon, Pulaski and Wytheville, and visited the Blue Ridge Parkway. At the events, he discussed the ongoing Covid-19 public health crisis and the steps our country needs to take for our economy to recover. This evening, he […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” of an affair his wife had with a man who he says later threatened his family. […]