Susan Cameron

1 month ago | cardinalnews.org | Susan Cameron

The Virginia Highlands Airport Authority is asking Washington County to pay half the cost of hiring a resident project representative to oversee construction of a nearly $1 million project to erect seven box hangars to house aircraft at the airport in Abingdon. The county’s half of the $28,320 cost would be $14,160. The request will be considered Tuesday night by the Washington County Board of Supervisors. The airport authority would pay the other half.

1 month ago | cardinalnews.org | Susan Cameron

A 1.5-mile section of U.S. 58 between Damascus and Konnarock that was decimated by flooding and high winds from Hurricane Helene last September will officially reopen Thursday afternoon — five months ahead of schedule. The cost of the project is expected to total about $7 million, according to a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Transportation. W-L Construction and Paving of Chilhowie rebuilt the road under an emergency contract. On Sept.

1 month ago | cardinalnews.org | Susan Cameron

The owner of about 50 acres of vacant land off Reservoir and Second streets in Bristol is asking the city to rezone the property to a more flexible district that would allow a mix of residential and light commercial uses. The rezoning request will be considered Monday by the city’s planning commission. Currently, the property, which is near Eastridge Apartments on Portsmouth Avenue, is zoned for moderate family residential use. It was rezoned from single and two-family residential in 2001.

1 month ago | cardinalnews.org | Susan Cameron

From flooding to a major snowstorm that wreaked havoc on Interstate 81 in December 2018, Bristol has had its share of natural disasters, while Southwest Virginia has dealt with four catastrophic floods over the last four years.

1 month ago | cardinalnews.org | Susan Cameron

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services has grown so much in recent years that some of its employees are now “stuffed” in closets, according to Executive Director Kevin Mullins. The number of employees has more than doubled — going from around 35 to 75 — and the range of programs and services has increased, as has demand for those services, he added.