Chilhowie News

Town House, the upscale Chilhowie restaurant that has gained national acclaim since chefs John Shields and Karen Urie Shields took over the kitchen four years ago, is closing.

A federal freeze of the Saltville Rescue Squad's bank account could conceivably shut down the emergency service, according to arguments Thursday in U.S. District Court.

The couple hope to open a place of their own in the Mid-Atlantic - someplace easier for diners to reach than Town House, a six-hour drive from Washington and more than 40 miles from the nearest airport, in Blountville, Tenn.

A Chilhowie, Va., man died Wednesday evening after his pickup truck ran off Interstate 81 and into a tree, state police said.

The Washington County Sheriff's Department has announced the arrests of four individuals in connection with felony drug charges.

Rouse's in Chilhowie, Virginia is now offering full service at its gas station. While crews are blocking off sections of the store in preparation for a new deli counter, they have attendants outside to direct you where you need to go and to offer any services your vehicle might need.