Danville once again has highest child poverty rate in the state, according to the non-profit group Voices for Virginia’s Children.

A fallen tree leaves more than 200 homes without water in Bluff City.

Gov. Haslam’s morning speech in downtown Bristol was among a round of appearances that the Republican governor made across the Tri-Cities Friday to lay out his 2012 legislative goals.

The Paramount Center for the Arts has sold more than 300 tickets for the March 11 taping of “Mountain Stage” and the lineup hasn’t even been announced.

The vehicles replace an aging fleet at the Police Department. The Dodge Chargers take the place of two 2002 Ford Crown Victorias with more than 130,000 miles on each. The current sport utility vehicle is a 2002 Ford Explorer with 90,000 miles.

Piney Flats resident Chris Berry, who helped organize the meeting, said Piney Flats residents talked about incorporating numerous times since the 1970s and said it might be time to start that discussion again.

New Year’s Day brought the congregation of Christ Church out to worship our Lord and they started the year off the right way.

The audit firm of Eddy & Eddy conducted the audit for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which ended June 30. The audit showed the city’s total net assets increased $1.02 million for the budget year, “principally because of speed cameras.”

VINTON–The Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce invites music lovers to throw off those winter blahs and join them for a concert on February 4 at Woodland Place in Vinton. For the price of a ticket, party-goers will be treated to not just dinner and dancing, but music provided by one of the most popular bands [...]

A possibly “intoxicated man” was “asleep behind the steering wheel of a motor vehicle.” There was no indication of whether the vehicle was moving at the time.