Greene County Investigator Les Cash has conceived five ideas now put into law by State Delegate Rob Bell. “It’s fair to say there are delegates who don’t have as many laws as Les Cash has,” said State Delegate Rob Bell at a low-key ceremony outside the County Courthouse September 25. Bell honored Cash, a Green […]

The terms may not sound sexy—gap funding, down payment assistance, no-interest loans—but for many who have contemplated buying an area home, those concepts have an immediate attraction.

Virginia ranks dead last in the nation for pay for court-appointed attorneys, but, thanks in large part to the threat of a lawsuit, local public defender Jim Hingeley thinks that soon will change.

At the beginning of each regular City Council meeting, members of the public have the opportunity to speak for three minutes per person on anything they want. In the past, when the speaker was finished, the councilors just nodded their heads, the mayor might have said, “Thank you,” and the speaker would shuffle away. But City Council recently decided to abandon the silent treatment and formally responded to public comment at their September 18 meeting.

When the City expanded the road that runs from Main Street to Cherry Avenue years ago, it didn’t anticipate it would remain with the cumbersome name “9th-10th Street Connector.” But at long last it has a new name: Roosevelt Brown Boulevard, as approved by City Council at their September 18 meeting.

Even though it’s just an advisory board, the County Planning Commission wields significant influence over many major development projects, suggesting which can move forward—and how they will look upon completion. So we caught up with the most recently appointed commissioner, Duane Zobrist, who replaces departing Jo Higgins.

Glossary of TermsDon’t understand the beer gibberish the author is yammering about? See if this helps. Abv Alcohol by volume (percentage alcohol). Most beers are 4-5 percent abv, though some, like the Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, exceed 20 percent abv. Ale One of the major classifications of beer, ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeasts […]

It’s early on a Friday night, we’ve got a town to paint, and Tex recommends we go to a Corner bar that shall remain unnamed. I put down my Tröegs Hopback Amber Ale in protest.
Enough. No more drinking just to get drunk, no more dubiously mixed drinks, and definitely—definitely—no more discussions of Pinot Noir…

This decoration won’t be topping any Old Dominion wedding cakes if a majority of Virginiansvote “yes” to the State constitution amendment that would ban both marriage and civil unions for members of the same sex. Talk is heating up about the proposed amendment banning gay marriage. In November, Virginia voters will get the chance to […]

This design study, a view from the Belmont Bridge, shows what a new nine-storey “green” luxury condo building at 201 Avon St. might look like—if it can win City approval. A nine-storey luxury condo project at 201 Avon St., just south of the Downtown Mall, was deferred by the City Planning Commission at their September […]