City election officials had counted ballots cast on Election Day, during early voting and absentee ballots mailed from within the United States. They will finish counting absentee ballots that were mailed from abroad on Wednesday.
Voters elected Stanley B. Coffey in the Buena Vista City Council race. In Goshen, an incumbent and a newcomer filled two open seats on the town council.
Voters in Rockbridge County and across the country cast their votes based on a broad range of topics.
A new poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 Americans report feeling anxious or frustrated about the 2024 presidential campaign, and a similar share say they’re interested.
Last week, a federal judge and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ordered Virginia to restore the voter registrations. They ruled that Virginia had illegally purged the voters during a 90-day quiet period ahead of the election that’s mandated by federal law to ensure that last-minute mistakes don’t mistakenly disenfranchise voters.
Two days later, authorities have recovered 158 bodies — 155 in the eastern Valencia region alone, two in Castilla La Mancha and one in Andalusia — and continue to search for an unknown number of missing people.
Lexington’s Public Works Department, in response to updated EPA rules, is surveying residents to figure out how many homes have lead pipes. Lexington’s water complies with EPA standards on lead, but the latest annual report indicated a slight increase in lead levels in 2023 compared to 2022, reflecting the erosion of household pipes and lead in the environment.
Mountain Gateway Community College’s satellite campus is moving from Vista Links Drive to Forrest Avenue in Buena Vista. The new location adds 5,000-square-feet of classrooms. New courses are expected to attract about 400 more students.
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Mountain Gateway Community College is moving to downtown Buena Vista.
Buena Vista superintendent will retire in July. Link below.
Rockbridge County Fire Departments need volunteers.
