Gov. Abigail Spanberger sent an unmistakable message to colleges and universities with the appointment of former VMI Superintendent Cedric Wins and former UVa Rector Robert Hardie to a higher education advisory panel.
- SAMUEL B. PARKER Richmond Times-Dispatch
This stems from the missing cellphone of ex-city spokesperson Petula Burks, who fired Connie Clay, the city’s former Freedom of Information Act officer, in 2024.
- Mark Hand The News & Advance
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.
- SAMUEL B. PARKER Richmond Times-Dispatch
Is Petula Burks’ lost cellphone in New York or Philadelphia? After a Wednesday hearing in Connie Clay's suit against the city, it's still not clear.
- SAMUEL B. PARKER Richmond Times-Dispatch
That’s roughly $380,000 more than Connie Clay initially sought in her complaint. Clay claims she was fired by city officials for refusing to break public records laws.
- SAMUEL B. PARKER Richmond Times-Dispatch
Judge Claire Cardwell during a Tuesday afternoon hearing reversed her decision to seal a filing in which Clay's attorney's asked that the city be sanctioned for not preserving texts and emails relevant to the case.
Judge Claire Cardwell during a Tuesday afternoon hearing reversed her decision to seal a filing in which Clay's attorney's asked that the city be sanctioned for not preserving texts and emails relevant to the case.
During a Sep. 24 hearing, Jimmy Robinson — an attorney representing the city — abruptly announced that Burks had lost her city-issued cellphone while traveling through a New York airport.
Goochland residents push back on a proposed tech zone allowing data centers, nuclear reactors, and more, citing noise, safety, and environmental concerns, while county officials highlight tax incentives and job creation.
However, Clay’s lawyer accused Burks and her attorney of being uncooperative and walking out on a second day of deposition because a court reporter was two minutes late.
During Monday’s pre-trial hearing in Connie Clay’s wrongful termination lawsuit, attorneys sparred over whether the city had turned over all relevant communications between Clay and her former boss, Petula Burks.
Diode Ventures has officially backed out of the Roxbury data center project in Charles City. Community opposition won out after two years of planning and research.
County residents and leaders said Dinwiddie should protect its rural land and that solar panels aren't worth the cost.
In December, Hanover supervisors rejected their portion of the proposed development that would straddle the Ashland-Hanover line.
The Technology Overlay District, which could attract lucrative data centers, would border the Henrico communities of Tuckahoe, Foxhall and Short Pump.
Delaware-based LLCs Skyward Holdings and Aeris Investments purchased more than 1,200 acres of land in Chesterfield that is zoned for data center developments.
The trial in the suit has yet to happen.
In the order rejecting the city’s request, Judge Claire Cardwell wrote that “it may reasonably be inferred” Connie Clay’s dismissal was “retaliatory.”
Town Council gave its blessing to a resolution supporting the idea of a splash pad facility in Wytheville on Dec. 9.
A familiar face is returning to Wytheville, at least on an interim bases.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the refuse collection in the Town of Wytheville for Wednesday, November 27; Thursday, November 28; and, Friday, November 29, 2024, will be made on Monday, December 2, 2024. The normal collection scheduled for Monday, December 2, 2024, will be made on that day.
Wythe County Superintendent Wes Poole told the crowd gathered at the Nov. 14 School Board meeting that his door is always open if anyone wants to speak to him about school-related issues.
After a lengthy closed session on Nov. 12, Town Council voted to part ways with Town Manager Brian Freeman.
The window on disaster aid is closing, but money is still available to those impacted by the flooding brought by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Use of the farmers market was again questioned during citizens time at the Nov. 12 Wytheville Town Council meeting.
Bike racks are returning to Main Street.
Several months back Wytheville Parks and Recreation Director Josh Sharitz said about a splash pad at Withers Park that “we know it’s a good idea now where do we go?”
Complete, up-to-the-minute results for every contested race in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
Tazewell County voters made their choices clear on Tuesday, strongly backing Republicans at the top of the ticket.