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Thanks to several generous new pledges, the YMCA’s capital campaign for the new Lester Family YMCA has now surpassed $7.25...

Andrew Overby (front) and Clayton Kendrick leave Patrick County Circuit Court on Monday after a hearing in which multiple claims...

Artists living within a 100-mile radius of Martinsville are invited to enter work in “Expressions 2026: America250” from 10 a.m.-1...

Norma Bozenmayer (front), Wayne Kirkpatrick and Kurt Bozenmayer (right) smile after “planting” a 300-pound sculpture by local artist John Ferring...

Charles Turner and Jerry Adams received plaques for 50 years of volunteer service. (Mike Hudson accepted Turner’s award.) By Taylor...

Photos by Tobie Panos Photography, 2025. Used with permission. All Vets, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced the third annual All...

Photo by DRBA The Dan River Basin Association (DBRA) will host the May 2, First Saturday Outing on the Smith...

By Jessica Dillon Supervisor Chris Lawless hosted the first Spring Fest at the Henry County Recreation Facility, formerly the YMCA,...

Del. Eric Phillips As economic growth accelerates across Southern Virginia, Del. Eric Phillips has been tapped to help shape the...

Capital News Service is a program of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Richard T. Robertson School of Communication. Students in the program...