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Ground broken for regional water project
Laurel Elementary students got a bit of a lesson in community development Monday when they listened to 9th District Rep.
Dairy farm earns agriculture award
A Bland County dairy farm won honors at the 2009 Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Dinner Meeting.
It was an invasion of music, and a Rocky Gap High School student was one of the soldiers.
Hospital rescues Christmas parade
Wytheville will have a Christmas parade this year after all. A request by Wythe County Community Hospital to sponsor the event was approved Monday night by Wytheville Town Council.
Bar fight ends with mana s arrest
A fight between two females at a Main Street restaurant/bar Friday night resulted in the arrest of one of their male friends, according to Wytheville police.
Carroll breaks ground on Regional Water
Carroll County PSA members join Congressman Rick Boucher and Laurel Elementary students Cole Mosley and Dale Auton in a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the Regional Water Project.
He gave his life in the line of duty; now the Sheriff's Office wants others to give the gift of life to honor his memory.
Pedestrian struck on interstate
A pedestrian was critically injured on Wednesday evening after being struck by a northbound tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 at the 72.5 mile marker, state police said.
Wytheville clinic starts bingo night to generate revenue
Instead of just asking for donations a local free clinic is thinking outside the box to raise money.
Wytheville eatery closes its doors
Bye-bye Blizzards. Wytheville's Dairy Queen franchise dished out its last frozen treats Sunday night, closing its doors after 21 years in town.
CERES, Va. - H. Michael "Mike" Pruett, of Ceres, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
David Coleman lives by Phil. 4:13 which says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." The Piney area resident attributes the verse of Scripture to his remarkable recovery from a debilitating stroke he suffered in January 1997 at the age of 41.
You've heard of art history. Rocky Gap High School, though, is trying out something new: history art.
There will be no additional stop signs at Fairway Lane and Sherwood Forest Road.
"Let the servants who perform the duties of their office well be considered doubly worthy of honor, especially those who labor faithfully in the word and teaching." I Timothy 5:17 Serving the Lord, his church, the community and country is a way of life for James R. Porter of Wytheville.
Talks of consolidated dispatch services continue
Wytheville and Wythe County are continuing negotiations to consolidate dispatch services.
Wythe man dies in golf cart accident
A 45-year-old Wytheville man died Sunday afternoon after a golf cart overturned with him, police said.
Two hours after polls opened, only 7 percent or 1,402 of Pulaski County's 21,141 registered voters had cast ballots in Tuesday's general election.

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