Appalachian Power has added an additional payment option to its existing payment plans to help customers manage their monthly electric bill.

Ethics investigations in the General Assembly have generally been one of the best-kept secrets in the legislature. A citizen or lawmaker can file what he or she believes to be a legitimate complaint about a conflict of interest, for example, and that’s the last anyone beyond the ethics panel hears of it.

The James River Bluegrass Association is sponsoring a benefit concert for Bob Lang-staff, general manager of Amherst’s WAMV radio station (AM 1420), who has been hospitalized for about three months.

The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes spoiled the Temple Christian Crusaders girls’ perfect record on Jan. 26 with a 36-33 VACA win. The winners were lead by Danielle Alley’s 24 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks.