Michael Barber was elected to a fifth term as mayor. The three available seats on Christiansburg’s town council will be filled by Tanya Hockett, Christine Waltz, and Beth Umberger, according to ...

But as of 10 p.m., there was only a 57-vote margin between Republican commissioner candidate Angel H. Turpin and Democrat Kelsey Renee Marletta — and it was possible that not all mailed absentee ...

Democratic incumbent Antonio Hash has been reelected sheriff of Roanoke. Unofficial election results from the Virginia Department of Elections on Tuesday night show Hash with about 67% of the vote.

Virginia has elected its first woman governor. Democratic former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger was elected in a sweeping victory over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Tuesday night.

Cloe-Eva Barker easily won reelection to her third term as Bristol’s commissioner of the revenue in a rematch Tuesday with challenger Steven Gobble Jr. With all five precincts reporting, Barker won ...

County officials proposed an electric authority to work with large businesses that require new power plants. Residents opposing the idea said voters weren’t given enough information and expressed ...

A state grant program gave financial support to college students completing unpaid and underpaid internships. Student awards, ...

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While the Flood of 1985 was raging across western Virginia, the state was also trying to conduct an election to pick a new governor.

Rob Fincher was appointed interim city manager in August, following the firing of Aretha Ferrell-Benavides. He will continue in that role but will step down as police chief in January.

Martinsville’s participation in the local NAACP’s upcoming scholarship gala will be decided at a specially called meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at city hall.

Virginia finds itself at the center of an important health care debate, and Southwest Virginia’s own U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, is in the driver’s seat as chair of the House Energy and ...