Halloween festivities are set to kick off in Franklin County with the Friend's of Ferrum Park's annual haunted trail experience.
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Henry County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Zajo has returned to duty and completed patrol recertification after being stabbed during the apprehension of a hit-and-run suspect last month. Zajo suffered facial wounds but has recovered and resumed work with Deputy Logan Grubbs.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
The Franklin County Republican Committee has joined the Proud Patriots of Smith Mountain Lake in calling for a return to civility between citizens and local representatives as recent issues, including a possible data center in the county, have resulted in an increase in animosity.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
Lake commission seeks to develop a baseline study on sedimentation, which already has rendered parts of Smith Mountain Lake unnavigable by boat.
- MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Virginia General Assembly looks remarkably different than it did when it met for the first time 250 years ago in an independent commonwealth.
- LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times
The move comes after their effort to delay the law's implementation was denied in August.
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Six trips to Statesboro. Six losses. Unbeaten JMU gets another chance Saturday, but the Dukes will be missing three important contributors.
Billy Napier has been going to Georgia Southern since he was a kid. This time, he's bringing an unbeaten JMU team with him.
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Greene County Office of Emergency Services will host a free Basics SKYWARN Class Sept. 24, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stanardsville Volunteer Fire Company.
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day, while essential county services remain on regular schedules.
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