Legislators announced $46.67 million in additional federal funding Tuesday to help with recovery from the damages of Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia.

Cellular service upgrades, a food hub and a sewer expansion project are among a $2.78 million funding package approved by the Virginia Tobacco Commission for Southwest Virginia’s 45th Legislative ...

The work was funded by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s annual Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative.

Legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020 to raise the minimum wage goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

On the surface, the new film by Appalachian filmmaker Eddie Mensore could easily be dismissed as just another opioid movie ...

There was scoring left and right, but it was Memphis that emerged as the winners of the 2024 Frisco Bowl, beating West Virginia 42-37 in a highlight-filled game. Memphis started the game hot with ...

Magnum Point Marina and Restaurant in Union Hall will host a Christmas benefit for Feeding Southwest Virginia at 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $25 and include an Italian dinner buffet with shrimp ...

“Exemption laws must be strong enough to protect families from poverty and allow families to recover financially after the collection of a debt.” The Virginia Poverty Law Center is supporting ...

In a Dec. 23 press release, the Virginia Poverty Law Center highlighted a recent report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), claiming that the Commonwealth is leaving its working families ...

Going back a generation, to 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton carried poorer states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia. But these and other states with higher poverty rates are now ...

an issue that he first came to embrace earlier this year after two Democrats campaigning for legislative seats in Southwest ...