With Smith Mountain Lake currently more than five feet below normal, local businesses have spent much of the summer reassuring visitors.
- Jason Dunovant
Rocky Mount Fest earned the Virginia Main Street Merit Award for Promotional Innovation last week, recognizing the town's success in creating and growing the popular annual downtown event.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
Small businesses and nonprofits in parts of Southside Virginia, including Martinsville, Henry, and Patrick counties, are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal economic injury disaster loans from the SBA due to drought conditions that began in April.
- ELI LERDAU The Daily Progress
40 wines from 26 wineries in the Charlottesville area will take home gold medals from the Monticello Cup Wine Competition later this month. But who will take home the cup?
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A legal dispute centers on Carter Bank's sale of over $200 million in loans tied to Senator Jim Justice's family businesses, including The Greenbrier resort, fueling litigation with allegations of fraud and interference by the Justice family against Carter and TRT Holdings.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
A Rocky Mount-based nonprofit that provides early childhood education and family services across the region has received new federal funding to support its Head Start programs.
- By Mike Petro News Business Reporter
Power was officially turned off to the current Highmark Stadium on Friday. It is considered the start of the stadium’s mass demolition and is a significant milestone for the project as the new stadium nears completion.
Demand is down for illegal, disposable vapes, and that has slowed the pace of declines in cigarette sales, tobacco giant Altria Group says.
Smith Mountain Lake State Park is looking for seasonal workers this summer, and it's holding a hiring event next month.
The United States Department of Agriculture has designated 24 Virginia localities as drought disaster areas, allowing famers to apply for drought emergency assistance.
For nonprofits big and small, the Smith Mountain Lake area's annual donation campaign on Wednesday saw a record-breaking day of giving.
On Thursday, the Future of the Piedmont Foundation issued a statement following Monday's land sale agreement of up to 2,990 acres at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill to an entity linked with data centers.
Officials with Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge say 2025 was a banner year for tourism in the Roanoke Valley.
The facility's end goal is to treat patients with cancer and heart attacks, protect war fighters from radioactive events, along with a bevy of other uses.
The new single-family homes would range from one story to three story homes.
James River Equipment, a John Deere dealership group with stores stretching from Virginia into the Carolinas and Maryland, is marking its 100th anniversary throughout 2026.
A local nonprofit is looking to expand its services in Franklin County, providing food and assistance to families in need.
Rocky Mount was recently awarded a community development grant to revitalize its North Main Street corridor.
The Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority has approved more than $545,000 in grants to support new and expanded opioid treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts across the Commonwealth, including projects in Franklin County and Patrick County.
A bipartisan trio of state legislators from the Roanoke Valley, along with a senator from Charlottesville, seek to create legal leverage to reign in electricity costs in Southwest Virginia.
Florida-based billionaire David Hoffmann is buying a controlling stake in Lee Enterprises, owner of The Franklin News-Post.
Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers.
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Learn about Orange County, VA’s free Playin’ in the Park Independence celebration at Booster Park on July 2, 2026, including parking, timing, and meeting access.
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Parking at the Orange County Public Safety Building will remain available for the July 2, 2026 planning commission meeting during the Playin’ in the Park event.
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Orange County government facilities, landfill, libraries, and animal shelter will observe Independence Day closures July 3–4, with normal operations resuming afterward.
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Learn about Orange County, Virginia's free Playin' in the Park Independence Celebration at Booster Park, including date, time, parking and what to bring.
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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...
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Santa Claus will make an appearance at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta this Saturday to kick off the Christmas season and celebrate Small Business Saturday.
The fourth annual Holiday Market will return to Fairy Stone State Park on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Fayerdale Hall Conference Center.
This year's Joyous Junque sale held at Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta raised more than $94,000 that was donated to 28 area nonprofits on Wednesday.
A commercial building was destroyed and several surrounding businesses were damaged Tuesday night in a structure fire at the Westlake Commons strip mall.
Big Lick Groom Co. has been rolling through the Roanoke Valley for four months now, offering what Jennifer Krom calls an intimate grooming experience for pets.
A nurse practitioner had claimed her reputation was damaged by a complaint filed with state health regulators.
Two Tri-Area Community Health employees were recognized at the 2025 Virginia Community Healthcare Association Annual Meeting and Conference for their efforts over the past year.