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Virginia supreme court rejects redistricting challenge
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes...
Police: Teen charged in high school shooting that wounded 2
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A 15-year-old Virginia boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded two fellow students...
Northern Virginia imam charged with indecent liberties
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — The imam at a northern Virginia mosque has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl who...
Martin “coming home for a while” as superintendent
Dr. J. David Martin is coming home to Patrick County when he takes over the helm of Patrick County Schools...
Communication issues between county and residents cited as a concern
By Taylor Boyd An alleged lack of communication between Patrick County government, residents and businesses served by the board was...
Apple Dumpling Festival is still on, for now
By Taylor Boyd The Town of Stuart’s annual Apple Dumpling Festival is still scheduled to be held on Saturday, October...
County-wide Project Lifesaver Program to expand
By Taylor Boyd The Patrick County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant of $6,000 by The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America...
Family goat farm turns goat milk into products
By Taylor Boyd A local farm that set out to make use of the land has developed its own brand...
Annual Civil War Reenactment and Living History weekend set
The JEB Stuart Birthplace Trust will hold the annual Civil War Encampment and Living History weekend on October 2-3, at...
Cases continue to decrease in Patrick schools while others see increase
By Taylor Boyd COVID-19 cases are continuing to decrease in the Patrick County Public Schools system, according to Patrick...
Warrell named new CEO of ValleyStar Credit Union
Mike Warrell was tapped to serve as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of ValleyStar Credit Union. Warrell served as...
Tax statements mailed
Statements for year 2021 Personal Property Taxes were mailed to Patrick County taxpayers on Friday September 17, 2021. Each taxpayer...
Resorts collection voted a “Top Hotel in the South” by Travel + Leisure Readers
Primland, Auberge Resorts Collection, the all-season luxury resort located in Southwest Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, has been named a “Top...
Historic Fincastle, Inc. holds successful festival
Historic Fincastle, Inc. held its annual Fincastle Festival last Saturday. By Matt de Simone Last weekend saw the return...
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Virginia supreme court rejects redistricting challenge
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes how prison inmates are counted for purposes of redistricting. The challenge came from individuals, including southwest Virginia state Sen. Travis Hackworth, who argued that inmates should be counted as residents of the prisons where they are housed. A state law enacted last year changed how prisoners are counted; they are now considered residents of their last address before incarceration. The change reduces the population of rural areas like southwest Virginia as Virginia's new bipartisan redistricting commission is in the midst...
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Virginia supreme court rejects redistricting challenge
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes how prison inmates are counted for purposes of redistricting. The challenge came from individuals, including southwest Virginia state Sen. Travis Hackworth, who argued that inmates should be counted as residents...
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Police: Teen charged in high school shooting that wounded 2
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A 15-year-old Virginia boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at their high school, police announced Tuesday. Newport News police said in a news release that the teen was charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, two counts of...
Read moreNorthern Virginia imam charged with indecent liberties
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — The imam at a northern Virginia mosque has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl who had sought his help. Fairfax County police said Tuesday that the 36-year-old imam, a Maryland resident, served as imam for the last nine years at the Mustafa Center in Annandale....
Read moreMartin “coming home for a while” as superintendent
Dr. J. David Martin is coming home to Patrick County when he takes over the helm of Patrick County Schools next month. Martin will serve as Acting Superintendent from October 1 until December 31.By Taylor Boyd When Dr. J. David Martin reprises his role as Acting Superintendent on October 1,...
Read moreCommunication issues between county and residents cited as a concern
By Taylor Boyd An alleged lack of communication between Patrick County government, residents and businesses served by the board was a topic of the Sept. 13 Board of Supervisors meeting. Kurt Bozenmayer, of the Smith River District, said that in 2019, two of the newly elected supervisors began hosting local...
Read moreApple Dumpling Festival is still on, for now
By Taylor Boyd The Town of Stuart’s annual Apple Dumpling Festival is still scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 16. “I know that the cases in the local schools here in Patrick County have been dropping, so maybe that’s a good sign that we can just continue on and...
Read moreCounty-wide Project Lifesaver Program to expand
By Taylor Boyd The Patrick County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant of $6,000 by The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) to expand its Project Lifesaver Program. The grant will be split into two portions with the first portion being used to purchase four more locating and tracking technology, bands,...
Read moreFamily goat farm turns goat milk into products
By Taylor Boyd A local farm that set out to make use of the land has developed its own brand of goats’ milk-based products. Courtney and Jay Moose, owners of The Moose Country Farm in Stuart, moved to the area in 2014. The couple, who migrated from the King George...
Read moreAnnual Civil War Reenactment and Living History weekend set
The JEB Stuart Birthplace Trust will hold the annual Civil War Encampment and Living History weekend on October 2-3, at Laurel Hill in Ararat, VA. This will be both an educational and an entertaining event. The JEB Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. Civil War battles are...
Read moreCases continue to decrease in Patrick schools while others see increase
By Taylor Boyd COVID-19 cases are continuing to decrease in the Patrick County Public Schools system, according to Patrick County Public Schools COVID-19 dashboard. Schools Superintendent Dean Gilbert said he thinks the number of quarantines the school system is encountering is due to family members potentially having the virus...
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