Corrina Steinmann, 42, was the passenger in a 1999 Ford.

John “Jay” Dorton believes lessons learned in a business career would serve him well as a member of the Bristol Virginia City Council.

Bethann James spent most of her career in nonprofits. In October, she started GemStone Professional Services Consultants to help develop nonprofits and businesses. The company marked a “new venture” for James, because now she needed to understand the underpinnings of a for-profit business.

It’s time to turn the clocks ahead again — Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday — and Fire Marshal Shelby Irving reminds residents that this is the perfect time to change the batteries out in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

Not only has the mysterious item found in the former Dan River Personnel Building been identified, but the man who put it there years ago is the one who explained how it worked.

Ten days after a 22-year-old woman’s body was found in the woods off East Valley Drive in Bristol, Va., police are still declining to provide details, including cause of death.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will seek the help of one or possibly two outside attorneys to handle a lawsuit filed against the board by a group of county residents.