Smith Mountain Lake saw very few boaters over the usually bustling holiday weekend. Wet weather and low lake levels kept most boats docked and off the water.
- KEITH EPPS The Free Lance–Star
Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Rocky Mount's Bald Knob Area Preserve unveiled a public access area on Friday. Visitors can now see the unique environment with large stone features and an extremely rare flower seen almost nowhere else.Â
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Ferrum College last week announced a new provost, the chief academic officer who oversees all operations of the programs of student, faculty and academic services for students.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
The university’s Board of Visitors will consider a proposal during its upcoming meeting on June 1-2 to create Hokie Ventures, LLC.Â
Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage
What happens when Memorial Day weekend crowds encounter a treacherously low Smith Mountain Lake?
In Smith Mountain Lake's fight against an aquatic weed, DWR has approved another round of hungry carp. The number is less than asked for, however, so will it be enough?
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors adopted its budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, but left some questions unanswered on future funding.Â
The Smith Mountain Arts Council's 30th Photo Show winners have been announced.
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Sen. Lucas speaks at the start of Tuesday's meeting of Senate Finance
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A look back at the Richmond train station which houses the Science Museum of Virginia today.
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Two months before a scheduled final vote, Franklin County is putting a pause on a planned update to its zoning ordinance.
A new traffic flow is coming to U.S. 220 in Franklin County where it intersects with Wirtz Road and Virginia Market Place Drive.
Rocky Mount residents will see no new tax increases in the new fiscal year starting on July 1. But water, wastewater and solid waste collection rates will go up.
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Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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North Main Street eastbound lanes will close for a waterline replacement project starting May 18, with one lane open each way and motorists advised to expect delays.
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Westbound lanes on Route 40/Franklin Street near the Tractor Supply development will close May 14, with traffic shifted eastbound between CVS and Schewels Home Store.
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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...
Beyond overall inflation, which rose 3.7% year over year since September 2023, there are a few more reasons why candy is so expensive right now.Â
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Big Dipper Innovation Summit Day 2; RTD 100 restaurants; Free Press building sold
Less than a week after the Franklin County School Board announced the cutting of 10 family liaison positions, two of those liaisons defended their work to the board.
The Start on Success program provides seniors real-world skills through paid jobs at Ferrum College. But with money running out, the program faces an uncertain future.
As a drought lowers the level of Smith Mountain Lake, less water is being released for the dam system. Officials on the lake are also seeing more boaters running aground.
The Smith Mountain Arts Council has announced the two recipients of its 2026 Martha Bowers Memorial Scholarship for graduating high schoolers.
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