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It’ll be a new experience for Garth Brooks when he steps onto the stage Thursday at the Academy of Country Music Awards — it’ll be his first time hosting an awards show.

Roanoke Railyard Dawgs fans showed out Saturday for a parade celebrating the team's President's Cup win.

Country artist HARDY leads the Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with seven including song of the year for “Wait in the Truck,” featuring Lainey Wilson.

Crews from the Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Fire Department and Hardy Volunteer Fire Company responded along with other local organizations to a crash that left five hospitalized around 8:58 a.m. Sunday morning in Hardy, officials said.

A body was found in Hardy, West Virginia Wednesday near the car of an 86-year-old man reported missing out of Christiansburg in February, according to Christiansburg officials.

Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is no overnight success as she heads into the Country Music Association Awards as the leading nominee.

The Country Music Association Awards will open this year's show with a tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn.

An 80-year-old man lost his life after crashing in Franklin County on Route 678 on Thursday, Sept. 29, according to Virginia State Police.

A tour bus carrying country music singer and songwriter Hardy and three others was involved in a crash that injured everyone on board.

BRELAND, a 27-year-old Jersey native, has taken over as the king of country collabs in Nashville, building his brand of cross country.

A 49-year-old woman is dead following a crash on Truman Hill Road on Tuesday morning, according to Virginia State Police.

A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 marched on despite a new surge of infections.

On Saturday, you can commemorate Juneteenth by stepping back in time at a national monument celebrating one of America’s most prominent African American educators.

While much of the business world was shutting down over the past year, life on the farm only got busier. This is especially true for a local horse rescue that despite facing a fire and financial hardships, managed to care for a growing number of horses in need.

Crews are on scene of a house fire in HardyCrews are on the scene of a house fire in Bedford County, according to the Forest Volunteer Fire Department. The fire is in Virginia Ridge on Hardy Road in Hardy. Tanker 5 is responding to the Hardy community of the County for a working fire E13 @SC13FD on scene heavy fire showing from 3 sides. — Forest Vol Fire Dept (@FVFD51) March 5, 2021Crews said as of 8:15 a.m., there is heavy fire showing from three sides.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Burglars broke into two local convenience stores early Tuesday, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the pair got away with cash and cigarettes. The pair burglarized the Eagle Mart located at 7645 Hardy Road in Hardy and the Redwood Express Mart located at 3362 Old Franklin Turnpike in Glade Hill. The Sheriff’s Office described the burglars as two middle-aged men wearing masks and head coverings. Anyone with information about these suspects is asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 540-483-3000.

In electronic media, 12 percent of broadcast journalists are black, similar to the national population figure of 13 percent. It's not only insulting to me, but to black journalists around the country.A failure to include journalists of many different backgrounds means missing stories. Hardy, who just left a job in Greenville, S.C., said that without black journalists there, stories about gentrified neighborhoods would have gone untold. The sweep of national protests following the death of George Floyd has news leaders talking to their staffs about how the story affects them. An internal outcry over the essay wasn't apparent until a number of black journalists tweeted that Cotton's argument in favor of using federal troops to quell violence made them feel unsafe, and others throughout the newsroom supported them.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted arm robbery from Saturday night. They say a man entered Hardy’s Mart on Booker T Washington Highway around 8 p.m. demanding money and had a firearm. The suspect then fled the scene; there was no vehicle present. Deputies are searching for the suspect. If you know anything call the sheriff’s office.

There are currently more than 200 active fires in Alaska, so the Women's Fire Crew headed off to The Last Frontier. The crew will be in the Upper Yukon of the state for the next 14 days, helping to fight the Hadweenzic River Fire. "I was going into the season a little nervous but ended up tackling challenges and am excited to overcome the unknown in Alaska," Hardy said on Facebook. Right now the need is in Alaska, so the Women's Fire Crew and others have headed up there to help. Jarden, Formiller, Descamps and Hardy are joined by fellow crew members Alex Perez, Patty Derner, Leah Katz and Hannah Zamorski.