Spotlight Sing along to the year in politics, set to holiday songs RICK HOROWITZ Dec 19, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Updated Dec 20, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RICK HOROWITZ Rick Horowitz kAmq@=E J@FC 5@@CDP vF2C5 J@FC 49:>?6JDP xEVD 2?@E96C w@\w@\w@C@H:EK r9C:DE>2D[ H:E9 A@=:E:42= =JC:4D D6E E@ 9@=:52J D@?8D] p?5 2 @?6[ 2?5 2 EH@ ]]]k^Amk9amVt49@:?8Vk^9amkAmk6>mW$F?8 E@ E96 >6=@5J @7 Qs64< E96 w2==DQXk^6>mk^AmkAmt49@:?8 2 46CE2:? v6C>2? ]]]k^AmkAmu2\=2\=2\=2\=2[ =2\=2\=2\=2[k^Am kAms@?2=5 FD6D H@C5D =:<6 “G6C>:?[”k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Lake Days gets students up close to nature at Smith Mountain Lake Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case kAmu2\=2\=2\=2\=2[ =2\=2\=2\=2[k^AmkAm|@G:?8 E@H2C5 2 49@:46 D@ 72E67F=[k^AmkAmu2\=2\=2[ =2\=2\=2[ =2\=2\=2[k^AmkAm(9@ 42? 5@F3E E96 >2? :D 92E67F=nk^AmkAmu2\=2\=2\=2\=2[ =2\=2\=2\=2Pk^Am k9amVq:56? :D @=5Vk^9amkAmW$F?8 E@ “y@J E@ E96 (@C=5”Xk^AmkAmq:\56? :D @=5Pk^Am kAmw6’D 6:89EJ\@?6[k^AmkAm%96 ?F>36CD @?=J 4=:>3Pk^Am kAmw6 D9F77=6D H96? 96 H2=<D[k^Am kAmw6 DEF>3=6D H96? 96 E2=<D[k^AmkAm(6 9@=5 @FC 3C62E9 2?5 4C:?86[k^AmkAmtG’CJ E:>6 96 766=D 2 EH:?86[k^AmkAmp?5 H6 9F?86Cik^AmkAmp J@F?86C 49@:46 7@C 9:DE’CJ’D 9:?86]k^Am k9amVpxVk^9am kAmk6>mW$F?8 E@ “%96 u:CDE }@6=”Xk^6>mk^AmkAmpx[ px[k^AmkAm%96 9@EE6DE ?6H E9:?8Pk^AmkAm(6 82E96C E@86E96Ck^AmkAmxED AC2:D6D E@ D:?8]k^AmkAm%96 3@@DE6CD C62DDFC6ik^Am kAm(6’G6 8@E ?@E9:?8 E@ 762C \\k^Am kAm%9@F89 E96C6’D 2=H2JD E96 492?46k^AmkAmxE 56=6E6D k6>mFDk^6>m ?6IE J62C ]]]k^Amk9amVp=H2JD V}@PVVk^9amkAmW$F?8 E@ “{6E xE $?@HP”Xk^AmkAm%96 2E>@DA96C6’D CF56 2?5 C2F4@FD ]]]k^Am kAmx? 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