Just the kind of guy you want running your school system… Todd Stewart Williams, former vice chair of the Smyth County School Board, has pleaded guilty to using at least six male minors to produce child pornography, reports Cardinal News. Williams spent more than $10,000 buying nude images from at least six underage male victims. He did this while serving on the school board. Said acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee in a press release: “This case demonstrates that even those who are entrusted by our communities to oversee the welfare of our children may harbor intentions to exploit them, and for that reason we must be ever vigilant and responsive when our young people report abuse.”

Grow up, people! Aaron Rawls got into a big argument with his fellow Martinsville City Council members last week, and Mayor L.C. Jones ordered a deputy to escort him out of the closed session. Speaking to WSET News, Jones said he acted appropriately to “prevent something worse from happening.” Rawls hit back: “He can stop lying about members of Council and start including us in some things a bit more often and do it with reasonable notice.”

Ceasefire in GOP circular firing squad? The discord in Martinsville is small potatoes compared to Lynchburg City Council, where two Republican factions have been at odds for two years running. Despite the intra-party rancor, Republicans managed to expand their City Council majority to six-to-one in November’s elections. (That must tell you something about how weak the opposition was.) From what I can tell as an outsider, the disagreements revolve around personality clashes and personal loyalties. At last, reports the News & Advance, there are signs of a rapprochement. If Republicans want to win local elections, it does help to show they can govern. If they want to show they can govern, it helps to stop treating each other like the enemy.