The St. Louis County Landfill in Virginia is now finding a new use for the garbage that is hauled there - turning it into an energy source. County leaders on Tuesday held a ribbon cutting at the landfill's new geothermal field, the first of its kind in the state. 

On November 8th, 2024 at approximately 2140 hours, the St. Louis County Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding a mobile home on fire in McDavitt Township. The caller received 2nd hand information that a relatives mobile home was on fire. 

 St. Louis County Public Works will host a news conference to recap the considerable improvements made to the county's vast road and bridge network. The news conference will be Wednesday, November 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Richard H. Hansen Public Works and Transportation Complex, 4787 Midway Rd, Pike Lake.

Construction of the new geo-thermal cell at the St. Louis County landfill is complete and approved for use. To celebrate this first-of-a-kind project in the state, St. Louis County will host a news conference at the landfill to discuss how this technology will work to capture naturally occurring heat that is produced as garbage decomposes, and next steps in the project.