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Area hospitals on top of security requirements
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - New state-mandated security requirements at hospital emergency rooms are no worry to Charlottesville-area healthcare providers. According to a state law that took effect at the beginning of July, Virginia emergency rooms must have round-the-clock security or police presence. The law also requires emergency departments, or ED’s...
Rockingham County woman waits months for insurance claim to be paid | 2 Wants to Know
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Ever wonder how many car accidents happen every day in the United States? The answer is around 16,000. This means on most days there are about 16,000 insurance claims filed. One of those many claims filed on one of those days was by Anne Wellman’s...
Lake & More Weekly Calendar: July 24th - 30th
Placement in Lake & More Weekly Events is free for public events taking place in the Smith Mountain Lake community, the surrounding counties of Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania, and the communities of Moneta, Huddleston, Goodview, Hardy, Wirtz, Burnt Chimney, Penhook and Union Hall. Submit a brief paragraph about your event via email to smcclintic@womackpublishing.com. Events will be listed once before the event. The deadline for submissions is noon on Fridays.
62-year-old man killed in tractor rollover in Callaway
According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, a man was killed on July 20, 2024 when a tractor rolled on to him. Deputies responded at 8:23 p.m. to Magnolia Lane in Callaway where a tractor had overturned and killed Robert "Rob" Prom, aged 62, according the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Restaurant Inspections July 9 -15
According to the Central Virginia Health District website, thirty-two food establishment inspections were conducted from July 9 - July 15. Twenty-one were typical inspections, four were follow-up inspections, one was pre-opening and six were Other. Four establishments had 0 violations observed. Eight had one violation. The remaining nine ranged from...
Lynchburg Commonwealth attorney appeals bond in Main Street manslaughter case
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A Lynchburg man will stay behind bars Monday night even after a judge granted him bond. The Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney's office appealed a judge's decision to grant a $25,000 bond to Travon Brunson. He is charged with shooting two people, leaving one dead on Main...
Survivor speaks out after man sentenced to life for murder, attempted murder
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - In an exclusive interview with WDBJ7, a woman who survived being shot in the head by her ex-boyfriend spoke out for the first time since his sentencing. July 11, Devan Rashod Wooding, a 25-year-old man from Halifax, was sentenced to life plus 23 years for the...
Roanoke-based Luna Innovations announces the resignation of top executive Richard Roedel due to health reasons
Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke-based Luna Innovations, a prominent technology company, has announced the leaving of their top executive Richard Roedel in what appears to be a significant corporate development. Stepping in as temporary executive chairman and president in March, Roedel said he left for personal health reasons. This announcement...
Salvation Army selling Red Sox tickets to support Turning Point Shelter
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Salvation Army of Roanoke is selling Salem Red Sox Pack-the-Park baseball tickets. The game is August 22 at 7:05 p.m. against the Lynchburg Hillcats. Tickets are $14 and 50% of each ticket sold goes directly to the Army’s Turning Point shelter. The Salvation Army’s...
Farmville restaurant request gets approved by planning commission
A new Farmville restaurant could be coming to South Main Street at some point next year. The town’s planning commission gave unanimous approval to a site plan during their Wednesday, July 17 meeting. The plan calls for construction at 2004 South Main Street, which had previously been used for car sales. Representing Stonefield, J. Reid […] The post Farmville restaurant request gets approved by planning commission appeared first on Farmville.
U.S. 21 Road Market planned for July 26-28
Old quilts, vintage toys, and antique glassware are just a few of the treasures shoppers can find during the annual Take-a-Break from the Interstate 3-day Road Market. This year’s event is planned for Friday through Sunday, July 26-28. The 100-mile long yard sale begins in Harmony, and extends up Hwy 21, including Business Hwy 21 in Jonesville and Elkin, all the way to Wytheville, Virginia. In Elkin, Bridge St. is Business Hwy 21 so residents can set up along Bridge St. as long as they...
Richardson Memorial Library turns petting zoo
EMPORIA, Va. — The Richardson Memorial Library was transformed into a petting zoo on Thursday afternoon in one of many attempts by library staff to get kids into the library and interested in new topics. Marcela Lara brings her daughter to most of the programs hosted by the library,...
SML Water Quality Monitoring Results: June 30th - July 6th
The Smith Mountain Lake Association has announced its latest results of the SML Water Quality Monitoring program. Water quality at Smith Mountain Lake continues to be excellent. This is according to the analysis of water samples most recently collected during the week of June 30 to July 6 by a group of 53 citizen volunteers and analyzed by a team of scientists at Ferrum College.
Suffolk approves surface mining on property that contains natural heritage site
Suffolk unanimously approved surface mining on a property in the southwestern part of the city. A roughly six-mile drive from the city of Franklin, part of the property is designated as a natural heritage site. City Council Member Timothy Johnson called the vote a “tough one.”. “Sometimes when you’re...
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