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Martinsville City Council Appoints City Attorney Designee
The City of Martinsville has announced the appointment of Eric W. Payne, Esq. as the City Attorney Designee. The Martinsville City Council appointed him during a Special Call session on August 15, 2024. Payne is currently an Attorney at Law in the District of Columbia. Once he is admitted to...
Vice chair of Smyth County School Board arrested on child exploitation charges
Todd Stewart Williams is accused of spending more than $10,000 for nude photos and videos of young boys online. The post Vice chair of Smyth County School Board arrested on child exploitation charges appeared first on Cardinal News.
Transform a space with local art; new project in Covington
COVINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s being called the Alley Gallery, and the project is coming to Olde Town Covington. Here @ Home sat down with Jennifer Simpson Smith, Vice President of Olde Town Covington, to talk about this pass-through gallery space in downtown Covington. This Alley Gallery will give...
State Police: One dead after high-speed motorcycle chase in Roanoke, Salem
A Virginia man died after a high-speed motorcycle pursuit that started on Interstate 581 in Roanoke just after midnight this morning. Chad Cicero Waldron, of Check, died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Virginia State Police report the Kawaski motorcycle was traveling south at 115 mph. A VSP trooper attempted to pull...
SAT and ACT prep urged, with first SAT of school year happening Saturday
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As students gear up for the new school year, many are also preparing for a significant academic milestone—the SAT. Saturday marks the first SAT of the school year, and this time, it’s not just another test day. The SAT has undergone its most significant redesign in history, and families are still adjusting to the changes.
Local Non-Profit Hosts Annual "Big Kahuna" Charity Event to Raise Awareness for Suicide Prevention
More than 700,000 people die by suicide each year, a staggering figure that local non-profit Tudor House is working to reduce by addressing the stigma surrounding mental health. Friday, the organization hosted the 5th Annual Big Kahuna Golf Tournament to further its mission of suicide prevention. The tournament, held in...
Neighbors voicing frustration after pedestrian hit with car
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “I heard him moaning, and it just I knew somebody got hit,” said Jean Gniazdowski. Gniazdowski called 911 after a man was hit with a car outside her home Thursday night. She says she’s been trying to prevent something like this from happening for months.
Roanoke College Consumer Report shows a rise in consumer sentiment
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke College released its quarterly Virginia Consumer Spending Report which shows a rise in consumer sentiment over the last year. Since their last report in May of this year, consumer sentiment has gone up almost 4.5 points, which Dr. Alice Kassens, who heads the report, is optimistic about.
WFXR 2024 Wing Week: Ella’s Eats
ROANOKE, VA (WFXR) — Whether you like’em, fried, smoked, or slathered in sauce, all week long, we are talkin’ chicken — or, should we say, chicken wings — for WFXR’s Wing Week!. On Friday, Aug. 23, Orianna Witcher and Ariella Guadaramma, with Ella’s Eats,...
New Sheetz location coming to Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – Another Sheetz location is coming to the Roanoke Valley. Construction is underway at the intersection of Williamson Road and Plantation Road at what used to be the home of Gene’s Trading Post, an antique store. Sheetz currently has five stores in the Roanoke region as...
Sports Car Maker To Build Left Hand EVs in Virginia
RBW Sports & Classics, a manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia. The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market. The project will create 144 new jobs.
Justice-owned coal companies negotiate over $500K owed in Virginia
TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) — Companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) continue to fight financial and legal battles. This time, it involves Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell County Treasurer David Larimer confirmed to 59News that coal companies owned by Governor Justice owe $572,692 in real estate, personal property, and mineral taxes. These fees are […]
Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served as status symbols for the elite. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia’s colonial legislature. He is perhaps best known as the first father-in-law of Martha Washington. She married future U.S. President George Washington after Custis’ son Daniel died. Historians also have been intrigued by the elder Custis’ botanical adventures, which were well-documented in letters and later in books. And yet this excavation is as much about the people who cultivated the land as it is about Custis.
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