The Board of Supervisors is expected to hold a public hearing in February on the possibility of eliminating the use of county decals. The consensus of opinion among supervisors meeting Monday night was to have County Attorney Tim Kirtner draw up a draft ordinance eliminating the decal prior to the […]
A pet rescue group in Ohio is making life better – and in many cases possible – for dozens of dogs and cats in the county’s animal shelter. Supervisors Chairman Andy McCready brought up the situation at the animal shelter during Monday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting during a discussion […]
Kindergarten Registration dates and information for the 2018-2019 school year are as follows: Critzer Elementary School – March 12 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Riverlawn Elementary School – March 15 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dublin Elementary School – March 19 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Snowville […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s players were all smiles after the No. 2 Cavaliers’ 61-36 victory over No. 18 Clemson, but for reasons generally considered uncommon among college basketball players. It was the Cavaliers’ smothering defense, which fueled a 22-2 run and limited the Tigers to 13 second-half points, that […]
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has hired Georgia assistant Shane Beamer as assistant head coach for offense. Oklahoma made the announcement in a news release on Tuesday. Beamer also will coach Oklahoma’s tight ends and H-backs. He was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Georgia the past […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kerry Blackshear Jr. called Virginia Tech’s game against No. 10 North Carolina a “really big character test,” coming on the heels of a loss at home against Florida State. That was a game, Blackshear said, in which the Hokies “really didn’t just come to play.” They […]
BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A person opened fire inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing one and injuring nine others. Police led a suspect away in handcuffs and said there is no reason to suspect anyone else in the nation’s first fatal school shooting of 2018. Hundreds of […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in the wake of a deadly church shooting in Texas. The Republican-controlled chamber voted along party lines Tuesday to approve the measure, which would repeal a state law prohibiting weapons in a place of […]
Dr. John (Doc) Craig McElroy, 74, went home to our savior on January 20th, 2018. Doc was born in Williamson, West Virginia, on May 15, 1943. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harry C. McElroy and J. Alice McElroy, and his brother William (Bill) E. McElroy. Survivors include […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the end of the government shutdown today: “Although this shutdown never should have happened in the first place, I am glad that the Senate has finally passed a measure to fund the government. This vote means that the government will reopen […]
RICHMOND – Two state senators are calling for a study on the feasibility of imposing tolls on large trucks using Interstate 81. The potential toll revenue would fund safety improvements on the highway, according to Republican Sens. Mark Obenshain of Rockingham and Bill Carrico of Grayson, who filed a bill […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gun dealers in Virginia say firearms sales have fallen during President Donald Trump’s first year in office. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Friday that fewer people are afraid the Republican administration will restrict gun sales. Firearms purchases dropped 3.5 percent last year, falling below the record half-million […]