UK friend of man charged with attack on Vogler says he had sought mental health counseling before assault
Shotsie Buck-Hayes moved to Danville from England in 2020. His friends back home say he was smart and compassionate, but somewhat troubled.
Weekly Podcast
Politics
Rep. Morgan Griffith to see a Democratic challenger in 2026 midterms
Adam Murphy, a software developer from Roanoke County, has announced his campaign to challenge Republican Rep. Morgan Griffith in the 2026 election.
Local
Montgomery County Planning Commission will consider regional hazard plan
The plan addresses several types of risk found throughout the region. The planning commission will also vote to approve a plat for the Walnut Creek subdivision.
Culture
Now on I-81: Beaver Nuggets, brisket and that Buc-ee’s mystique
Convenience stores and eateries in the new travel center’s Rockingham County neighborhood report that they’re reaping the benefits, too. “They’re getting more of the tourists,” one said. “We’re getting more of the locals.”
education
Averett University plans to sell athletic campus to Danville Regional Foundation, additional ‘regional investors’
The purchase price adds up to nearly the amount that the financially strapped university says was withdrawn from its endowment between 2022 and 2024 to cover the school’s bills. Averett would lease back the property for at least 10 years.
eCONOMY
Energix says ‘domino effect’ of weather events led to solar site’s environmental problems
The utility-scale solar farm developer Energix Renewables has been cited by DEQ in multiple environmental cases in recent years. The most recent involved stormwater problems at Sunny Rock Solar in Henry County.
OPinion
The political consequences of Virginia’s new population projections: Slower economic growth, more power for urban crescent
At least three things could change these projections: higher birth rates, more immigration and more remote work.
Health Care
She knows ‘success’ in recovery is a lifelong process
Mia Stanley, who kicked a 20-year oxycodone habit and turned her life around, recently relapsed.
news briefs
Headlines from across the state: Loudoun County neighbors fight proposed Dominion transmission lines for Data Center Alley; more …
From elsewhere: Temporary Norfolk casino to open in November. Former Virginia schools superintendent Coons in running for Michigan, Nevada posts. Earle-Sears declines invite for People’s Debate at VSU.
Sports
‘This small area can produce big things.’ Black history museum honors pro athletes from Martinsville
The Fayette Area Historical Initiative launches an exhibit featuring pro athletes from Martinville, the earliest dating to 1916.
WEATHER
This week 85 years ago: A flood that still hasn’t been topped at some southern Virginia locations
The remnants of a hurricane that struck the South Carolina coast lifted the New River to a height that even Hurricane Helene couldn’t quite match.
Cardinal 250
A woman saved Isle of Wight’s courthouse records during the Revolution; an enslaved man saved them during the Civil War
When British soldiers approached, Elizabeth Bennett Young, the wife of an Isle of Wight County deputy clerk, spirited the county records away and buried them.
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