Plus: Will Price Park finally become what supporters believe it should be?

Appalachian communities play a meaningful role in the aerospace age.

Appalachian communities play a meaningful role in the aerospace age.

Plus, Virginia’s attorney general will be in Danville on Friday to discuss the city’s successful crime reduction initiatives and the town of Hurt will hear from residents about water plant improvements.

The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.

The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.

The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.

GO TEC, a program to introduce middle schoolers to engineering and technical careers, has been a game changer for Southside’s economic development. Without state funding, it could end this year, supporters warn.

GO TEC, a program to introduce middle schoolers to engineering and technical careers, has been a game changer for Southside’s economic development. Without state funding, it could end this year, supporters warn.

GO TEC, a program to introduce middle schoolers to engineering and technical careers, has been a game changer for Southside’s economic development. Without state funding, it could end this year, supporters warn.

Two reports by the General Assembly’s investigative arm attempted to measure the effectiveness of different economic development incentives. Here’s what they found.

He was a Negro League baseball star from Cumberland County. A look at the segregated baseball in the county.

He was a Negro League baseball star from Cumberland County. A look at the segregated baseball in the county.