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By E.A. Paull

Summer Camp 2021 is being postponed from Memorial Day weekend to August.

Could a collapse of the power grid like the one that crippled Texas during a major winter storm earlier this month happen in Northeast Tennessee? While anything is possible during a once-in-100-years severe weather event like the one that swept through the nation’s midsection nearly two weeks ago, BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes said this region’s power provider is “in a much better position to handle” such a scenario. He said the Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides power ...

BY THE EDITORIAL PAGE STAFF OF T HE FREE LANCE-STAR LAST YEAR, the Rappahannock United Way helped more than 600 local low-income households pay their mortgages, rent and transportation bills so they could continue to work (if they still had jobs) and remain in their homes during the pandemic. Many Asset Limited, Income Constrained Employed (ALICE) workers are just one paycheck away from catastrophe. Last month, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill patroned by Del. Luke Tori...

CHRISTIANSBURG — Councilman Steve Huppert won’t seek re-election this year. “This fall, I’m going to be 77 years old, and sometimes it’s time for people to move on,” Huppert said in a recent interview. “You’re always talking about getting new blood into the stream. That’s how I feel. Time for me to move on.” Huppert was first elected to Christiansburg Town Council in 2004, but lost his re-election bid four years later by 41 votes. He won his ret...

Grand Valley Books, at 350 Main St., is more than a place to find new and used literature. To many, it’s a second home. People would bond over their love for reading, learning and art. Grand Valley books would host guest lecturers, art shows, soup and poetry nights, and author meet and greets. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, owner Margie Wilson had to halt all of that for seven weeks last spring. “The first two weeks were like getting a sabbatical. It was wonderful. But after it...

Feb 28, 2021 Here is a waiting area inside the John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont, which faces closure if a bill in the West Virginia Legislature is approved. SUBMITTED PHOTO FAIRMONT — Members of the Marion County faith community have voiced opposition to a bill that calls for closing the state’s four long-term care facilities, including the John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center. The Fairmont Council of Churches approved a resolution opposin...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Arches National Park may soon have a new neighbor, due to a new bill heading through the Utah legislature.

Virginia lawmakers passed more than 500 bills in the 2021 session, and more than two dozen of them directly addressed the problems brought on by the pandemic.

In Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller’s vision statement for The Hot Tomato at 124 N. Mulberry St. in Fruita, they made it clear that whomever would assume ownership from them would need to retain the essence of the restaurant. That’s a community atmosphere, strong work ethic and, of course, making good pizza. In their eyes, Aaron Knapp was the best person to continue those traditions for the Grand Valley staple. “I knew the first day I met Aaron that he had more to offer than a lot of p...