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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 Hicks over the past year. The document, for example, makes reference to some past social media comme...

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 District GOP Chairman Gene Bishop said voters will also sign a “loyalty oath” to assure they vote for ...

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 the contest will be interesting whether he wins, or costs one of the other two votes. The district co...

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 Public Safety Building. Specifically, Partin and his fellow law-enforcement leaders took the state to t...

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 also invested in Christiansburg business incubator Bear Dance Market. March and her family live in Flo...