Virginia's redistricting referendum was approved by a narrow margin on Tuesday with 51.45% of the commonwealth's voters in favor of the rare mid-decade change. In traditionally conservative Franklin County, voters were overwhelmingly against the proposal.
Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares did not mention President Donald Trump while campaigning against redistricting in Roanoke Tuesday night.
Elected in 2022, Perdue has overseen significant growth in the town during his first term in office.
Early in-person voting began Friday and runs through 5 p.m. Saturday, April 18, on the amendment to the Virginia Constitution to redraw the commonwealth's congressional districts.
A Lynchburg judge on Monday dismissed a request by the city to prevent the general registrar from preparing for early voting on a state congressional redistricting referendum.
Two Democratic candidates for Virginia’s 9th District, Douglas Crockett and Adam Murphy, outlined their priorities at a Blacksburg forum as they compete for the chance to challenge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith in November.
Joy Powers, a cattle farmer from Bedford County, and Adam Murphy, a software developer, are running as Democrats to challenge longtime Rep. Morgan Griffith in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District.
Local farmer Jerry Conner recently declared victory in the race for the Boone District seat on the Franklin County School Board.
Carter won the district by fewer than 80 votes. That lead represented just 51.1% of the vote total.
Follow live results for three statewide executive offices and many other elections for Nov. 4, 2025 across Virginia.
Small business owner Shawn Davis is challenging incumbent Nick Mitchell for the Snow Creek District seat on the Franklin County Board of Supervisors this November.
The Franklin County NAACP will host a candidate forum on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Pigg River Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The final list of candidates running for the Franklin County Board of Supervisors and School Board seats has been announced.
In Franklin County the Snow Creek, Rocky Mount and Boone District seats are up for reelection for the board of supervisors and school board. The school board's at large seat will also be on the ballot.
Complete, up-to-the-minute results for every contested race in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
Challenger Whitey Taylor was charged with misdemeanors after complaints filed recently by several of his Trump Store employees.
Griffith will return to Congress for an eighth term.
The one contested local race in Franklin County, for the Boones Mill mayor, was won by the incumbent, Victor Conner.
The casino project that was twice voted down by Richmond voters is now being taken up 24 miles south in the city of Petersburg.
Here's our five-part series highlighting the lives of each Richmond mayoral candidate, how they came to join the political arena and their dreams for the future of Richmond. Interviews were conducted at each candidate's favorite location in the city.
Two assistant U.S. attorneys have been appointed District Election Officers.
Seven-term Congressman Morgan Griffith lives 1.2 miles outside the district he represents and challenger Karen Baker says he doesn't show enough connection to his constituents.
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.
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.
Orange County government facilities, landfill, libraries, and animal shelter will observe Independence Day closures July 3–4, with normal operations resuming afterward.
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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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...
Taylor says he wants to make Boones Mill great again - Conner says the town has never stopped being great.
Registrars on Thursday said they were busy running checks on voting machines and preparing to mail out stacks of absentee ballots.
A predicted first meeting between Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and his opponent, retired Navy Capt. Hung Cao, did not take place to the 53rd annual Buena Vista Labor Day Festival.
although the organizer expects a large number of Trump paraphernalia, he said anyone is welcome to join in supporting any other candidate.
Joe Biden "puts the country over himself, and I have complete confidence that is what he is going to do," Kaine said.
The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year outside of the November general election.
