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Candidate filing for municipal seats wraps up
DOBSON — Candidate filing periods for elected offices across Surry County usually include some office-seekers waiting until the last minute to toss their hats into the ring. This can be done for strategic purposes — desiring to see who one would be running against before making the plunge. However, the just-completed sign-up period for eight seats in three Surry County towns wasn’t true to that script. ...
Vehicle crash on I-77 North in Carroll County causing five-mile backup
CARROLL COUNTY, (WFXR)– The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-77 in Carroll County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 17.8. As of 11:24 a.m., the north right lane and right shoulder are closed. WFXR News will update this story as further information is released.
Free skilled trades training available in Clintwood beginning next month
CLINTWOOD, Va. — Students can get free or low-cost training in skilled trades in Clintwood beginning this August, thanks to a partnership between the Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority and Mountain Empire Community College. The partnership and skilled trades training opportunity are the result of an Appalachian Regional Commission...
‘Get Ship Done!’ Mail-N-More to open new location in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, VA (LOOTPRESS) – The Tazewell Chamber of Commerce has announced an upcoming Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the arrival of Mail-N-More to the Bluefield area. Scheduled to take place at 3:00pm on Monday, July 22, 2024, the ceremony will welcome the shipping and supply service as the latest addition to the local […]
Commonwealth Games kickoff with opening ceremony in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Young athletes from around the Commonwealth paraded through lines of parents for the annual Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Going into its 35th year, the annual event is held in July (for most sports) and is open to all ages and skill levels. From archery to wrestling, this event offers sports competition venues for 45+ different Olympic and Pan American sports.
16-year-old from Roanoke shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A teenage boy from Roanoke died after an early morning shooting in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach Police Department officers responded early Saturday morning to a shooting on North Ocean Blvd. The coroner’s office states Jakolbi Taylor, 16, was shot while in the 16th Avenue N. Beach...
Little bug moving into our hometowns is causing big problems
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Spotted lanternflies continue to move into the Roanoke Valley and pose a threat to grapes. They can also become a nuisance pest in backyards and are good hitchhikers that can be transported by vehicles and plants. Here @ Home sits down with Eric Day, an entomologist...
Businesses offering help to Rescue Mission in Roanoke for the homeless
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Skolrood Law Firm and Gentle Shepherd Hospice have committed to donating up to $230,000 to the Roanoke Rescue Mission. This will be a matching gift, meaning the mission will need to come up with the same amount through its donors. The money will be used for shelter, clothing, food, and more to assist the homeless.
Meet some of the world’s cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born...
Route 8 Donuts returns to Christiansburg
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – Route 8 Donuts in Christiansburg has opened their doors again with new owners selling a variety of homemade cake and yeast donuts from an old family recipe. They said after their first two weeks of being open, the reception from folks in town has been great.
New River Valley Fair happening July 22-27
DUBLIN, Va. (WDBJ) - The New River Valley Fair is happening July 22 through 27 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds. The six-day annual fair will take place Monday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will include rides, food, games, a petting zoo, shows, and more.
Republicans grow bullish on flipping Virginia
Republicans are increasingly looking to Virginia as a state that is in play ahead of November, signaling yet another potential shift in the electoral map toward former President Trump. A number of polls out this week show Trump and President Biden within 2 to 5 points of each other in the state, which has not gone…
Rezoning request defeated, county may lose $10 million project
The potential investment of $10 million dollars by an Indiana company seeking to build a facility producing doors for carports hit another snag when the Surry County Board of Commissioners rejected the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve the request with conditions. Industrial Development LLC is seeking to rezone 27.04 acres off South McKinney Road, to the South of Interstate 74, from Rural Agricultural to Highway Business Conditional. The board voted 4-1 to deny the request but also voted to waive the one-year filing...
Trapt to perform at Lincoln Theatre
MARION, Va. (WJHL) — Hard rock band Trapt will perform at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion. The band, best known for its 2002 debut single “Headstrong,” is on a nationwide tour and will make a stop in Marion on Saturday, Aug. 17. The show will start at 7 p.m. Europe’s Dog’N’Style will open for Trapt. […]
Michael Vick instructs at Roanoke youth football camp
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The next generation of football stars in the Roanoke Valley got to learn Saturday from one of the game’s best. Michael Vick was back in the 540 as a guest instructor at the MV Experience youth camp. The event was put on by Southwest Virginia...
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