NRV this week: Earth Fest in Christiansburg, International Street Fair in Blacksburg, and more

Dispatch from 1776: Prompted by a Virginian, Congress is about to vote on independence

If this independence enterprise fails, the word that surely applies is treason. Men in England have been hung for less. If, though, it should succeed, Lee's resolution will mark the start of a new era the likes of which we have not seen: A new nation upon the earth.

Patrick County doctor: Rural Virginia healthcare threatened by Washington’s math error

Nearly 500,000 community clinicians across the country are facing a collective $700 million pay cut.

Danville Field Notes: Local ministers remember city’s civil rights movement on its 63rd anniversary

Plus: Danville City Council is poised to approve a budget and tax rate changes, and Pittsylvania County will hold a joint meeting on the comprehensive plan update.

Reynolds Homestead: Who gets to tell the story of a place?

Each June 19, descendants return to the property not simply to reflect on the past, but to reconnect with one another and with a place deeply tied to their family histories. They tour the grounds their ancestors once walked.

Chamber leaders: At 2, MVP is a regional asset. MVP Boost will be, too. 

As the leaders of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce, and on behalf of the 1,000-plus businesses and organizations that we represent across this great region, we think it’s important to review the facts underlying our support of the existing MVP and for the proposed MVP Boost.