Willis News

Mike and Linda Epperly of Willis, VA, sent in this picture of a couple of small Hokie fans.

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Bedford County Sheriff deputies are in pursuit of a Danville man they say lead them on a high speed car chase Saturday evening then fled on foot.

A woman involved in the murder of a Fredericksburg food delivery driver last year was sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Charlie Brouwer, an artist from Willis, Virginia, is calling on the Grand Rapids Community to lend him their ladders for his ArtPrize piece, "Rise Up Grand Rapids," an abstract structure he hopes to make from 400-500 ladders.

Lonesome River Band's Sammy Shelor has set his banjo down for the day. He's lending his engineering and producing skills to R&B/ gospel artist Vanessa Nichols' new album, which is being recorded at Mountain Fever Studios in Willis, Va.

Lebravia Jenkins and prosecutor Andy Cornick are expected to wrap up their case today.

Never let it be said that The Roanoke Times' readers are shy about having some fun at the expense of the Virginia Tourism Corp.

More than 100 representatives of arts groups, economic development agencies and downtown revitalization organizations from all over the state will come to Fredericksburg Friday to talk about the arts as a force for economic development.

This snowy field in Floyd County isn't a snowy field at all. No, that's hail, two hours after it had fallen at Indian Valley ... so there was even more before this shot was taken byA occasional Weather Journal blog commenter "Indian Valley John."A If you look closely, you can even see some hail fog at ground level ... moisture condensing in air ...