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ASHVILLE — Next to the Ashville General Store sits a red and grey trailer, home to Tammy’s Common Threads, a business with a focus on upholstery work; remaking or repairing furniture and bringing it back to life. Owned by Tammy Ormond and located at 4854 Route 474, Tammy’s Common ...

Little Theatre Responds To AI Concerns

Controversy over the use of artificial intelligence has come to the Lucille Ball Little Theatre. On Sunday, Aubrey Russell, Little Theatre board president, made a lengthy Facebook post after questions were raised about the use of artificial intelligence in the theatre’s advertising ...

Westfield juice: Proposed packing facility aims for November start

A proposed juice packing facility in Westfield that would produce pouches for children and adults is looking to start this fall. County officials are excited that this could help grape farmers who lost their contract with Refresco. On Tuesday, Robert Patterson with WMC Grape Juice, LLC, ...

New Flyer owner records positive first quarter

What a difference a year makes for NFI Group, owner of the New Flyer plant on Fluvanna Avenue. The company’s financial performance has reversed from a disappointing first quarter in 2025 to much more positive news in the first quarter of 2026. NFI posted net earnings of $11.5 million, or ...

City DPW to clean city stormwater channels

The Department of Public Works and the Department of Development have been partnering on a project for a while now to clean out and do maintenance of stormwater channels in the city by Jackson Taylor Park off of Jones and Gifford. At a recent City Council work session, Director of Public ...