Democrats took control of Congress in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. Here are some takeaways.
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Ninth Congressional District Democratic candidate Joy Powers visited Franklin County on Tuesday for a final push to get out the vote with the election less than a week away.
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The Rocky Mount Town Council has three seats as well as the mayor on the ballot this November. Each of the candidates are running unopposed this election.
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After being challenged by his Democratic opponent to public debates in the race for Virginia's heavily-Republican 9th District, eight-term GOP congressman Morgan Griffith has declined.
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Ninth District Democratic congressional candidate Joy Powers has challenged Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to three debates, but he said he has “not made a final decision.”
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Joy Powers won the Democratic primary for Virginia's 9th Congressional District.
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U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith has received nearly six times more campaign contributions in 2026 than his three Democratic challengers combined.
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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.
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Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares did not mention President Donald Trump while campaigning against redistricting in Roanoke Tuesday night.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The final list of candidates running for the Franklin County Board of Supervisors and School Board seats has been announced.
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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.
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Complete, up-to-the-minute results for every contested race in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
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Madison County reminds property owners that 2027 land use revalidations and new applications are due November 2, 2026, with a late fee and final cutoff December 31.
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The Campbell County Historic Courthouse will host the seventh annual Holiday Market in Rustburg on Friday, Nov. 6, 4–7 p.m., with local vendors and a Nov. 8 rain date.
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Campbell County’s HallowGreen Litter Pick-up Initiative has 68 families registered, with participants logging collected bags online and welcome to continue into 2027.
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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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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...
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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...
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Challenger Whitey Taylor was charged with misdemeanors after complaints filed recently by several of his Trump Store employees.
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Griffith will return to Congress for an eighth term.
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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.
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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.
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Two assistant U.S. attorneys have been appointed District Election Officers.
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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.
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Taylor says he wants to make Boones Mill great again - Conner says the town has never stopped being great.