The Gate City Police Department and First Responder Outreach Foundation are sponsoring a fund-raising event this Saturday to assist one of the town’s police officers. Jessica McGraw, a part-time officer for the Gate City department, was recently diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery as part of her treatment. She also holds a full-time position with the U.S. Office of Veteran […]

Local legislators headed to Richmond last week to lobby and visit with state delegates, state senators and other state leaders. While there, they also attended the Southwest Virginia Legislative Recep­tion held last Wednesday at the Library of Virginia. (Above) Three of the county’s five supervisors, Michael Brickey, Chris Maness and Stefanie Addington join Del. Terry Kilgore at the reception. Others […]

Marsh Regional Blood Center is spread­ing the love to the region’s four-legged friends, with its annual Pints for Paws blood drive. Through Feb. 9, any­one who donates blood or platelets at one of Marsh Regional’s three blood centers will have the opportunity to also support local animal shelters and rescue groups. For every blood donation collected, Marsh Regional will do­nate […]

An education coalition and lawmakers hosted a press conference on Friday to high­light legislative priorities, including teacher compensa­tion. Several bills to improve teacher pay are working through the General Assem­bly. Nearly three-quarters of Virginians recently surveyed think improving K-12 edu­cation should be among the top priorities of Gov. Glenn Youngkin and legislators, according to the Wason Cen­ter’s State of the […]