
Route 58 detours in Halifax County
As a result of rain and run-off from Tropical Storm Michael, Route 58 in Halifax County is closed from Route 360 to Route 744 until further notice.

As a result of rain and run-off from Tropical Storm Michael, Route 58 in Halifax County is closed from Route 360 to Route 744 until further notice.

Dominion Energy restoration crews are out in force this morning and will continue to make repairs and restore service to 585,000 customers in Virginia and North Carolina who lost power due to Tropical Storm Michael.

Since Tropical Storm Michael crossed into Virginia, the Virginia State Police have responded to dozens of calls for traffic crashes, stranded vehicles, downed trees, debris in the roadway and flooded highways.

Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in anticipation of impacts from Tropical Storm Michael.

VDOT is finalizing preparations ahead of effects from Tropical Storm Michael, and crews stand ready to respond to any unsafe travel conditions or damage resulting from the storm.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill authored by Ninth District Congressman Morgan Griffith, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act, on Wednesday.

This year marks the 20th year for Fall Festival at Massanutten, the most popular area event of the season, where Massanutten Resort will welcome more than 6,000 attendees from the local area and beyond to their ski slopes in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia for a celebration of all things fall.

There’s always at least one guy on your list who’s hard to shop for around the holidays. Whether he’s your partner, brother, or co-worker, he can take your holiday schedule for ransom, delaying this highly organized plan as you waste time scratching your head over what to get him.
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The VMI men’s soccer team kept it a one-goal game for 55 minutes, but East Tennessee State University came alive late for a 4-0 victory Tuesday in Southern Conference play.
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