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CHRISTIANSBURG — Councilwoman Johana Hicks is again under scrutiny, and her colleagues have drafted a resolution of reprimand. The resolution against Hicks for what’s being considered as a code of ethics violation has been drafted and the Town Council plans to discuss the matter in the coming weeks. The resolution, which says council has a duty to citizens to “avoid the appearance of impropriety,” is a culmination of ethical concerns other council members have raised toward ...

Voting begins for the Republican nominee in the 7th District firehouse primary Tags:  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – Early voting for the June primary started Friday in Virginia, but on Saturday the focus will be on the 7th district. Three Republicans are facing off in a firehouse primary with the goal to replace Del. Nick Rush as he will not be seeking reelection. Sherri Blevins, Lowell Bowman and Marie March are looking to represent Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski counties. 7th Legislative Distri...

The GOP firehouse primary for Virginia’s 7th House of Delegates District is Saturday and three challengers are seeking the Republican nomination for the seat that Del. Nick Rush, R-Christiansburg, is leaving. The result Saturday will be watched statewide as the race includes Sherri Blevins, a member of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, a well-known local businesswoman and self-acknowledged Trump loyalist Marie March, and another political newcomer Lowell Bowman, whose impact on t...

CHRISTIANSBURG — Montgomery County Sheriff Hank Partin was joined by five other sheriffs and the police chiefs of Christiansburg and Blacksburg Wednesday as he laid into the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for what he termed a “systemic failure” in admissions to state mental health hospitals. “The folks that are in crisis, that need help – they aren’t receiving help,” Partin said at a news conference called at the county Pub...

Christiansburg businesswoman Marie March announced Thursday that she is seeking the Republican nomination to run for the state House seat that Del. Nick Rush, R-Christiansburg, is leaving. March’s announcement came after Rush, who has served five terms as the 7th District representative, announced Wednesday that he won’t run for office again in November. March, 43, owns the sister restaurants Due South BBQ and Fatback Soul Shack, located on Christiansburg’s Roanoke Street. She al...

Montgomery County Supervisor Sherri Blevins announced Friday that she will seek the Republican nomination for the seat that Del. Nick Rush, R-Christiansburg, is leaving. Blevins’ announcement comes after Rush announced on Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term as the 7th District representative. Blevins’ announcement comes a day after Christiansburg businesswoman Marie March, who lives in Floyd County, said she is also seeking the GOP nomination. “I was saddened and just ...

Virginia Del. Nick Rush to not seek re-election Published:  Tags:  Del. Nick Rush (Delegate Nick Rush / Facebook) Del. Nick Rush announced on Wednesday morning that he is not seeking re-election in the Virginia House of Delegates. Rush has represented the 7th House District, which covers the New River Valley, since he was first elected in November of 2011. “It has been a true honor and incredible privilege to have served in the General Assembly for the past 10 years and I will forever be ...

He thanked voters for their support.

We choose our words carefully, so when we use a strong one, we mean it. Today we shall use a strong one. Perhaps several strong ones.

On Monday, the Virginia Senate approved a bill from Sen. David Suetterlein, R-Roanoke County, to improve transparency on parole board votes. It now moves to the House of Delegates.