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Downtown Marion’s Lofty Spaces & Unique Places tour, originally scheduled for early June, will now be held Sept. 20, ...
MARION, Va. (WJHL) — The Town of Marion is experiencing a major water leak in the downtown area Saturday afternoon that has left the entire system with little to no water pressure. Town ...
MARION, Va. (WCYB) — UPDATE: A historic building in downtown Marion was significantly damaged in a Tuesday morning fire. Fire crews were dispatched around 2 a.m. to the Past Time Antique ...
MARION, Va. (WCYB) — Marion has been awarded the Virginia Main Street Grant to repurpose a downtown building that was damaged in a devastating fire. Last October, the Past Time Antique Emporium ...
Much like another underrated Virginia city with a classic downtown, Marion is an excellent hub for outdoor enthusiasts. Hungry Mother State Park is just a short drive from downtown, and it's here ...
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – Have you had the chance to meet the Mayor of Marion, Virginia? No, not Mayor David Helms; the other mayor. Mr. Pickles is a free feline that calls the streets of Downtown ...
MARION, VA. - Happy’s is no more. The iconic local building on the corner of North Main Street and East Chilhowie Street was demolished on Monday after a car crashed into it, causing the front ...
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – The General Francis Marion Hotel has been a staple of downtown Marion, Virginia since it re-opened in 2006. The old-school architecture and hospitality have made the place ...
Drawing visitors — famous and otherwise — to downtown Marion was the goal back in 2004 when the community ... the better everyone is going to do,” she says. “Southwest Virginia, hopefully, will become ...
Two other downtown buildings have been or are ... syndicated on PBS stations across the country. Heath credits Marion’s revival to community cooperation, organizations promoting Southwest Virginia and ...