Agreements tied to a proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County outline billions in potential investment, new jobs and significant water infrastructure planning for the Roanoke Valley.

The highway handles an enormous volume of freight and passenger traffic. More than 12 million commercial trucks travel the interstate annually, moving over $300 billion in goods.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Fiscal Year 2025 general fund revenues exceeded the official forecast assumed in the 2025 Appropriation Act by $572 million.

As volunteer fire departments across the country grapple with staffing shortages, Botetourt County is rolling out a new incentive program aimed at attracting and retaining more volunteer firefighters.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents Nebraska’s second district, will not seek reelection to a fifth term.

At the April 22, 2025, meeting, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors approved the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget, maintaining a commitment to fiscal responsibility by not increasing tax rates.

Roanoke City Council is a week away from adopting the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget.

While the tax rate is not set to increase, many people had the assessment value of their homes increase.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have secured about $135 million in federal funding for Virginia in budget bills for the 2023 Fiscal Year.

Localities across Central and Southwest Virginia project increased revenue in their FY22 budgets, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.