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Virginia’s Most Affordable City Has A Rock-Bottom Cost Of Living And Homes Around $150,000

Most cities in Virginia will take one look at your housing budget and laugh, but Danville will pull up a chair and ask how soon you can move in. Danville, Virginia is the kind of place that makes you recalibrate your assumptions about what’s possible, sitting quietly along the Dan River in the southern part of the state with home prices around $150,000 and a cost of living that makes the rest of Virginia look like it’s showing off.

Danville, VA · 1d
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Move To This Overlooked Virginia Town And Live Well On Just $1,300 A Month

Emporia, Virginia has been sitting quietly in the southern part of the state, minding its own business, while the rest of the country has been losing its mind over the cost of living. And honestly, Emporia has been doing just fine. This is a city that doesn’t show up on...

Emporia, VA · 4d
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Fill An Entire Shopping Cart For Just $35 At This Massive Discount Store In North Carolina

Nobody ever walked out of Roses Discount Store in Henderson, North Carolina feeling like they lost. That’s not an accident, and it’s not a coincidence either, because Roses on North Garnett Street has built its entire reputation on making sure your money goes further than you thought possible.

Henderson, NC · 23h
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Warrenton Railroad: Serving Warrenton, NC (1884-1985)

The Warrenton Railroad was a three-mile line from Warren Plains to the county seat of Warrenton, North Carolina. The General Assembly chartered it on January 28, 1871, to close the gap the Raleigh & Gaston had left when that railroad was built past the town. The first train reached Warrenton on November 8, 1884. The railroad closed in late 1985.

Warrenton, NC · 2d
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All three amendments Ok’d

On Election Day, Virginians approved three amendments to enshrine reproductive, marriage and voting rights for former felons into the state’s constitution, the culmination of a multi-year journey through the state […]

Virginia · 1d

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Caswell Invited to Honor Veterans November 11

Caswell County will come together to honor all who served at Caswell's Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Civic Center on Wednesday, November 11. Retired US Navy Captain Phil Sanchez will serve as guest speaker for the event, which starts at 11am. While in Yanceyville for the event, the community...

Caswell County, NC · 1d

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Newman will hold out for final count in razor thin sheriff race

In the unofficial Granville County Sheriff election results, incumbent Sheriff Robert Fountain scraped ahead of challenger Ed Newman, with a margin of 176 votes.

Granville County, NC · 2d

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Danville resident preparing to open her own animal shelter to give community members another option

DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – Tanya Martin adopted Poppy, a Boston Terrier, from the Danville Area Humane Society in May. She was not in good shape at the time of her adoption. “She was probably half the size she is now,” Martin said. “Covered in fleas, covered in nastiness, and she didn’t look anything like she […]

Danville, VA · 3d

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Emporia: November 2026 Election Results

EMPORIA, Va. (WAVY) – Voters in Emporia are selecting City Council members on their ballot, in addition to federal offices. Kenneth “Kenny” Speller is running against incumbent Alvina B. Matthews. Early in-person voting was from Sept. 18, 2026, through Oct. 31, 2026. On Election Day, polls in Virginia are open from 6 a.m. until 7 […]

Emporia, VA · 3d

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Virginia AG asks Court of Appeals to reject Soering bid to overturn Haysom conviction

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Virginia’s attorney general is urging the Virginia Court of Appeals to reject Jens Soering’s latest effort to overturn his decades-old convictions in the 1985 stabbing deaths of Derek and Nancy Haysom in Bedford County. Soering filed a petition for a writ of actual...

Virginia · 3h

Cardinal News

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Researcher: Valley Link is now $5.1 billion and 2031. PJM’s own rules give the counties a question to ask.

Every date in Valley Link's table has moved, the line's by more than a year and a half. The post Researcher: Valley Link is now $5.1 billion and 2031. PJM’s own rules give the counties a question to ask. appeared first on Cardinal News .

Buckingham County, VA · 17h

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Danville will vote on rescinding ordinance that bans cost of living adjustments

It's just three pages in an Agenda Packet of 150 pages. And it's likely its moment in the Danville City Council limelight will take hardly more than that to pass. But it's been a long time coming. On Thursday's city council agenda is a code amendment which would rescind and...

Danville, VA · 1d

The Farmville Herald

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Voters approve 1% sales tax

Prince Edward County voters approved an optional 1% sales tax Tuesday that will be used for public school capital construction projects. Unofficial results show the local referendum won with 54.56% […]

Prince Edward County, VA · 1d

Cardinal News

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Appalachian Power asks to charge customers for nuclear reactor site development

If the request is approved, the average residential customer's monthly bill would rise by $1.98 for a year. The post Appalachian Power asks to charge customers for nuclear reactor site development appeared first on Cardinal News .

Campbell County, VA · 1d

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Unofficial election results give a hint at county towns' upcoming leadership

Unofficial election results began filtering in after polls in Virginia closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 3. Wednesday morning's unofficial results painted a picture of what the leadership for Pittsylvania County's three incorporated towns will probably look like. Each of Pittsylvania County’s incorporated towns — Gretna, Hurt, and Chatham —...

Pittsylvania County, VA · 2d

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Virginia DMV Launches Community-Developed Seat Belt Campaign in Danville, Pittsylvania and Franklin Counties

The stories and messages of residents in southwest Virginia are driving a new seat belt safety campaign from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Highway Safety Office and its community partners in Danville, Pittsylvania and Franklin Counties. The campaign puts real people behind the message to buckle up. Through...

Pittsylvania County, VA · 1d

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City of Danville Treasury Staff to Help Citizens Find Missing Money

The City of Danville’s Treasurer’s Office, along with the Virginia Department of the Treasury, is bringing “another” unclaimed property money search event on Thursday, Nov. 12, face-to-face to help local citizens who might be owed funds they don’t know about. To date since 2019, this office has helped citizens to find over $1.25M in unclaimed funds.

Danville, VA · 1d

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PLAN Danville to host fall carnival at Riverfront Park

The City of Danville invites residents to enjoy a day of family fun while connecting with City departments and community partners at the annual PLAN Danville event on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverfront Park, 100 Memorial Drive. This year’s event will feature a fall...

Danville, VA · 1d

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This Historic Virginia Sanatorium Is So Eerie, Paranormal Investigators Come From All Over To Explore It

Some places carry their history quietly, but St. Albans Sanatorium in Radford, Virginia wears every haunted chapter right on its crumbling, ivy-laced sleeve. If you’ve ever driven through Radford and glanced over at that imposing red-brick building sitting on the hill, you probably felt something shift in your chest.

Radford, VA · 6d

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Greenbrier County Courthouse News: Oct. 28–Nov. 3, 2026

Williamsburg District; Lot 7, Map 61, Parcel 3.6. Bertha Linda Prochilo Landgraf → Franchescia L. McClung. Williamsburg District; Lot 8, Map 61, Parcel 3.7. Al-N-El Farms LLC → Charles R. Sutton and Tanya K. Sutton Greenbrier Sporting Club Irrevocable Family Trust. White Sulphur District; 0.57 acre, or Lot...

Lewisburg, WV · 2d