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Supervisors hear from experts about data center development in wake of summer's controversy over now-stalled project in Summit View Business Park
- ALEXIA PARTOUCHE The Roanoke Times
The center will open to students in January, replacing the Burton Center for Arts and Technology.
- ALEXIA PARTOUCHE The Roanoke Times
The rally was part of a statewide movement calling for a moratorium on data center development in Virginia.
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- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
County leaders seek clarity on school division's request for more funding to help school employees whose pay was frozen during lean pandemic years.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
WESTLAKE — After sitting empty for nearly a decade, local developers are planning to breathe new life into the former Sunken City Brewery building in Westlake.
The Ferrum College campus will be offering fun, food and entertainment this Saturday as they provide a look back at some of the region's rich history and traditions.
Interim Franklin County administrator to be named; job to be posted in January.
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Franklin County Public Schools held its final community meeting on a proposed 1% sales tax on the ballot this November that would free up funding for needed capital improvement projects.
Following a summer of record-low water levels at Smith Mountain Lake, the popular tourist destination finally got some relief this past weekend.
Eight of the businesses were raided last week by officers armed with search warrants.
Franklin County Public Schools is holding the last of a series of community meetings Monday to continue garnering support for the 1% sales tax referendum that is on the November ballot.
An elderly Rocky Mount man has been charged in the Wednesday shooting death of his wife.
Areas of Roanoke tallied more than 4 inches of rain, but multiple storms are necessary to reverse drought conditions.
Monumental Church on East Broad Street was built in 1814 as a memorial to those killed in the 1811 Richmond Theater fire. This fire killed 72 people, including Virginia’s governor. That night, nearly 600 people had filled the theater for a post-Christmas day performance, which was a local hi…
Most of the charges were against female employees, but two men are accused of being customers.
Before Bassett became a furniture hub, it was farmland dependent on agriculture, with long travel times to Martinsville, transformed by the railroad and J.D. Bassett’s entrepreneurial ventures beginning in the late 1800s.
The Franklin County School Board is considering its next steps following the announcement by Superintendent Kevin Siers that he will be retiring at the end of the current school year.
The city started requiring quiet pickleballs be used in September on courts at four city parks: Shrine Hill, Raleigh Court, Eureka and Belmont
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Spotsylvania Utilities will shut off water Oct. 27, 2026, from 12–2 a.m. for a tie-in on Old Robert E Lee Drive, affecting nearby streets listed in the notice.
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Spotsylvania Utilities will temporarily shut off water Tuesday 10/27 from 12–2 a.m. for a tie-in on Old Robert E Lee Dr., affecting nearby listed streets.
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Spotsylvania County officials broke ground on Fire Station 12 on Massaponax Church Road, a $15 million project slated to open in spring 2028 to boost emergency response.
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Greene County Parks and Recreation offers an online system to create accounts and register for activities, providing year-round programs and special events.
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Buying things takes less time these days — you can have your week’s groceries, a new outfit and a used car headed to your front door in a matter of hours, thanks to technology. But this convenience comes with a price. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals fewer people are shopping on...
Now that grocery inflation seems to have eased, retailers are clamoring to offer more and better discounts that will get shoppers back to their stores this summer. With an announcement Wednesday, Walgreens joined a growing list of national brands, which also includes Target and Amazon Fresh, that are touting price cuts on an array of...
The annual GO Outside Festival has hosted more than 40,000 guests in years past in downtown Roanoke and Roanoke County.
A state agency has awarded Boones Mill a $5,000 grant to place more signs within the town.
Search warrants were executed in eight businesses in response to citizen complaints.
After years of searching, the Smith Mountain Lake Center has finally found a home.
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Henry County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Zajo has returned to duty and completed patrol recertification after being stabbed during the apprehension of a hit-and-run suspect last month. Zajo suffered facial wounds but has recovered and resumed work with Deputy Logan Grubbs.
The Franklin County Republican Committee has joined the Proud Patriots of Smith Mountain Lake in calling for a return to civility between citizens and local representatives as recent issues, including a possible data center in the county, have resulted in an increase in animosity.