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Madison Heights Town Center set to open its first apartment building
AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A new development is coming to Madison Heights and it's called the Madison Heights Town Center. So far, one of the apartment buildings is finished, and move in begins next week. They're still accepting applications and another apartment building is set to open next...
Halifax, Madison Heights, Amherst win DYB state championships in Appomattox
Halifax, Madison Heights and Amherst left town last week as winners of the 2024 Virginia State DYB Tournament held July 5-10 at at the Appomattox County Community Park. Halifax won the Ozone Division 1 (ages 11-12) trophy with an 11-0 victory over Appomattox. Madison Heights captured the AAA Minors Division I (ages 9-10) trophy with an 11-5 win over Goochland. Amherst won Ozone Division II (ages 11-12) with an 11-1 win over Clarksville.
Coalition aims to boost economy, transportation in Southwest and Southside
The Blue Ridge Innovation Corridor will promote a region that generally encompasses the Blacksburg, Roanoke, Danville and Martinsville metropolitan areas. The post Coalition aims to boost economy, transportation in Southwest and Southside appeared first on Cardinal News.
PHOTOS: Central Virginians capture stormy sky, double rainbows on night of severe storms
Central Virginians showed off their photography skills Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms hit much of the area, capturing lightning and rainbows -- and sometimes both in the same image!
Former pastor charged with breaking into Lynchburg woman's home requests jury trial
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The former pastor charged with breaking into a Lynchburg woman's home is requesting a jury trial. Wednesday, Sergio Guardia was scheduled to be in court for a bench trial but that was continued because of the request. Back in November 2023, Maria Columna said through...
Power restored to majority of Lynchburg area following storm
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — UPDATE: As of 10:30 p.m., the majority of power outages in the Lynchburg area have been resolved. ORIGINAL: Around 2,500 people are without power in Lynchburg thanks to a storm that passed overhead. According to the AEP outage map, most of the outages are scattered...
Virginia Democrats welcome ‘IUD Express Tour’ in fight for contraceptive rights
A 20-foot IUD inflatable called "Freeda" made a trip to Richmond on Wednesday, July 17, as part of its "IUD Express Tour" traveling state-to-state with the organization Americans for Contraception. The campaign is designed to educate and engage the public on the importance of protecting the right to contraception.
Lynchburg council candidate jailed for stalking, filming without consent
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Republican candidate in Lynchburg's Ward 2 city council race, Rodney Hubbard, is behind bars on charges of stalking and for filming someone nude without their consent. Authorities arrested Hubbard on those charges on July 11, but his run-ins with the law go back over...
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