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Lynchburg council to close the book on budget
On Tuesday, Lynchburg City Council will close the books on a stressful budget season that brought the city its first tax rate increase since 1989.
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9th District Democratic Committee formally nominates Anthony Flaccavento
Anthony Flaccavento faced no opposition at the convention held Dublin on Saturday, after both of the other men seeking the nomination dropped out of the race in the weeks leading up to the nomination.
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Bedford supervisors to vote on budget, school funding
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors will vote on its budget Monday night. On the line: several million dollars in education funding.
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Roanoke Police Dept. $7,000 over budget annually in cost for emergency animal care
The veterinarian for the Roanoke Valley SPCA provides basic medical care to the animals at the Regional Center for Animal Control and Protection but sometimes refers injured animals to private vets.
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Carroll County leader claims Supervisor physically, verbally abused her
Supervisor Bob Martin ordered to have no contact with his accuser.
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Carroll County Supervisor leaves company over conflict of interest
Josh Hendrick will resign as vice-president of Nehemiah Engineering, Inc.
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Hundreds attended public hearing on Campbell County budget
At the opening of Campbell County’s public budget hearing Tuesday night, it appeared as if it would be a raucous debate between the anti-tax rally and school supporters.
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Lynchburg school board approves plan to eliminate 42.4 positions
Lynchburg City School Board members voted Tuesday to approve a plan to eliminate 42.4 positions from the school division, through layoffs and attrition.
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Danville City Council votes to loan schools $2.1 million
Gibson Middle School has been granted a reprieve — at least for a little while — and Danville City Council delayed final decisions on the Westover Branch Library and a new cigarette tax.
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Campbell school division uses alert system for budget meeting
The Campbell County Public School division’s public alert system was used Monday evening to notify parents via phone, email and/or text about the county’s public budget hearing Tuesday.
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State Police find Carroll County Supervisor had conflict of interest
Josh Hendrick told that working for a company that holds contracts with the county is a conflict of interest
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Bedford school officials might not get the funding they hope for
A lingering issue in Bedford County’s 2012-13 budget planning may have taken a turn Monday that school officials were not hoping for.
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Roanoke City budget includes parking ticket fee increases
Later this summer, parking ticket fees will be going up from $10 to $20.
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Danville City Council to vote on school budget
Danville City Council will take their final vote on the budget for Danville Public Schools Tuesday night.
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Appomattox County schools approve budget that includes raises
Appomattox County School Board members unanimously approved a budget Thursday that contains spending cuts, raises for staff, and about $600,000 in expected additional money from county supervisors.
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Virgil Goode addresses Salem voters
The former 5th District Congressman is the Constitution Party's nominee for president
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19 positions to be cut in Amherst County Schools
Faced with a deficit of nearly $900,000, the Amherst County School Board eliminated 19 positions Tuesday night to balance the 2012-13 budget.
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Nelson school board members to submit revised budget
Nelson County School Board members have approved submitting a revised budget to the county.
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Amherst County Schools cuts 19 positions
Faced with a deficit of nearly $900,000, the Amherst County school board eliminated 19 positions Tuesday night to balance the 2012-13 budget.
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Lynchburg City Council sets aside money for public safety pay raises
A revised budget that sets aside $750,000 for public safety pay raises and $1.1 million for Heritage High School was accepted with minimal discussion Tuesday.
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Campbell schools superintendent makes plea to parents for school funding
A crowd estimated at more than 300 people gathered at Brookville High School Tuesday evening for a meeting with Campbell County Superintendent Robert Johnson.
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Bedford school officials make formal request for funding
School officials in Bedford County personally delivered their request for a $4.2 million boost in added local school funding next fiscal year to the Board of Supervisors Monday.
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Roanoke school districts hold off on teacher contracts
The Roanoke City and Roanoke County school systems are holding off on issuing teacher contracts until after the adopted state budget is finalized.
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Fuel prices create uncertainty in county budgets
Creating a budget for future needs is standard practice for government entities. But when the commodity one is trying to set funds aside for is as volatile as say, gas, budgeting can be close to impossible.
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Appomattox supervisors vote to increase real estate tax
In a split decision Monday night, Appomattox County supervisors voted to add eight cents to the real estate tax rate.
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