Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declares a state of emergency Tuesday amid the ongoing distribution issues from the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. The pipeline is one of Virginia’s largest fuel providers and was shut down over the weekend after a ransomware cyber-attack on May 7; the pipeline runs from Texas to New York Harbor. for…… read more >>
Glenn Youngkin is the apparent winner of the GOP Convention for Governor in Virginia. After multiple rounds of vote counting, Glenn Youngkin secured his lead and his nearest opponent in the balloting, Pete Snyder, conceded Monday night. Youngkin, the former CEO of The Carlyle Group, said Virginians have made it clear that they are ready…… read more >>
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday gave final approval to the county’s Fiscal 2022 budget. The budget contains no tax or fee increases. Rockbridge County’s real estate tax rate will remain at 74 cents per $100 of assessed value and the personal property tax rate will stay at $4.50. The budget also includes…… read more >>
Lexington City Council has voted in favor of a new policy for renaming city streets. The new policy lays out the procedure for how City Council can rename streets in the future. Property-owners interested in renaming their street must pay a $400 application fee. They also have to present a petition with signatures of at…… read more >>
After beating Citadel 31-17 Saturday, VMI wins the SOCON Conference and a bid in the FCS Playoffs. The first game will be Saturday April 24th at 2pm. Hear it live on 96.7 3WZ!… read more >>
Rising star Olivia Rodrigo has reclaimed the top spot on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart. Riding high on the success of her debut album Sour, the singer-songwriter returned as the No. 1 artist on the chart dated June 19. Sour ranks at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 143,000 equivalent album units earned in…… read more >>
Rock icon Eric Clapton has announced a series of concert dates across the U.S. in September. The eight-city trek will kick off on September 13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, and conclude on September 26 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Clapton’s band will include Doyle Bramhall II, Paul Carrack, Nathan…… read more >>
Justin Bieber and Lil Baby are set to headline Jay-Z’s Made in America festival. The two-day festival, which is set to take place on September 4 and 5 over Labor Day weekend, will also feature Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Bobby Shmurda and A$AP Ferg. Last year’s festival was canceled because of the…… read more >>
Legendary singer and former leader of the Supremes, Diana Ross is set to release her first new single in over 15 years. Titled “Thank You,” the fresh track follows the singer’s 2006 studio album, I Love You, which consisted entirely of cover songs, except the title track, “I Love You (That’s All That Really Matters).”…… read more >>
The Cure co-founder Robert Smith has indicated that the rock band’s upcoming album may be their last. Speaking about the album in a new interview with The Sunday Times, Smith said, “The new Cure stuff is very emotional. It’s 10 years of life distilled into a couple of hours of intense stuff. And I can’t…… read more >>
