Forestry employee dies battling 15-acre wildfire in Buchanan County
A Virginia Department of Forestry employee died Thursday night while battling a 15-acre wildfire in Buchanan County.
A Virginia Department of Forestry employee died Thursday night while battling a 15-acre wildfire in Buchanan County.
Gwen Fleming of Pound, who serves as president of Wise-Dickenson County Farm Bureau, was honored Nov. 30 with a Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Distinguished Service Award during the VFBF Annual Convention.
The federal government has approved a Small Business Administration declaration for Buchanan County to assist with recovery efforts from July flooding.
Six weeks have passed since dozens of homes in Buchanan County were damaged or destroyed after a summer storm dumped six inches of rain.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting Section 202 Flood Risk Reduction workshops on Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twenty-two homes in Buchanan County are listed as “destroyed” in an accounting of the damage caused by flash flooding that began Tuesday night.
The Better Business Bureau serving Western Virginia has issued a warning to flooding victims in Buchanan County.
In a call with the media Thursday morning, Sen. Mark Warner responded to severe flooding in Buchanan County, Va. on Tuesday.
Reports of up to six inches of rain in Buchanan County Tuesday night led to severe flooding and initial accounts of dozens of missing individuals.
Skyline Fabricating Inc., a metal fabrication company specializing in structural steel construction, will invest more than $675,000 to expand its operations in Buchanan County.