Virginia ABC Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea

RICHMOND – A former Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) employee charged with computer trespass and embezzling the authority’s inventory list has pled guilty. Edgar Smith Garcia, 28, of Manassas, pled guilty today to Hanover County Circuit Court Judge John Overton Harris for felony computer trespass. He was sentenced to two years in prison, which were… Read More Virginia ABC Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea

Increased Rates for Appalachian Power’s Virginia Customers

Company seeks SCC approval to spread the amount over a two-year period, decreasing the impact on customers ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 16, 2022 – A rise in the cost of coal, natural gas and purchased power over the past year will increase the rate Virginia customers pay for electricity starting November 1. Appalachian Power, a utility… Read More Increased Rates for Appalachian Power’s Virginia Customers

STEP, STOMP, TAP OR CLOG YOUR WAY TO A LIVE MUSIC HIGH-STEPPING SPECTACULAR

Pound, VA – Presenting internationally renowned Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble has put a skip in the Pro-Art Association’s step! Make your way to the Wise County Performing Arts Center at J.W. Adams Combined in Pound on Friday, September 23rd at 7:00 PM for an evening to remember. Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble is long recognized as… Read More STEP, STOMP, TAP OR CLOG YOUR WAY TO A LIVE MUSIC HIGH-STEPPING SPECTACULAR

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS PUSH FEDERAL GOV. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH JULY’S FLOOD DISASTER

~ Request would grant federal funding and services to Buchanan County, Tazewell County, and the Commonwealth of Virginia ~ The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.President, The United States of America1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: We write today to express our strong support for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s request for a Major… Read More SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS PUSH FEDERAL GOV. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH JULY’S FLOOD DISASTER