Route 16 South of Marion will be closed most of Wednesday afternoon as cleanup of an overturned log truck continues.

School officials will seek expulsion Wednesday evening for a student accused of bringing a weapon to Bland High School that led to the March 18 lockdown of the K-12 building.

Anxiety and speculation flew around Bland on the morning of March 18 as word spread that the K-12 school building had been placed on lockdown.

It all came down to the last question.
Again.

“Cliff” found a home in Charlottesville yesterday.

Heather Taylor was in middle school, the eighth grade, when the first waves of “shock and awe” ushered in the war in Iraq.

MySpace is one of those things that, like cell phones and the Internet, that has become a necessity and a way of life for young people.
And like those cell phones and the Internet, the social networking site doesn’t come without risks. 

The stimulus package that will be supplying people with $300 and $600 checks in the coming months can be a bit confusing, especially for people who haven’t needed to file taxes in some time.
If you’re one of those people who hasn’t received a W2 in forever but you’re still wanting to get you check, Washington County Treasurer Fred Parker is here to help.
According to Parker, one of the more misunderstood things about the stimulus package is that, even if you didn’t earn an income in 2007, you still have to fill out a zero return. Parker said it takes about five minutes and he as well as a few other people around Abingdon are willing to help for free.

Anthony Flaccavento calls it the process of building an economy from the bottom up. It’s a process, he said, that calls for communities to focus not on what they don’t have, but what they have.
It’s part of creating sustainability and it’s the reason for a scheduled conference May 19 and 20 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.
The conference, “Building a Creative Economy in Southwest Virginia: Art, Culture and Sustainable Development,” promises to look for ways to strengthen the region’s economy through what it has – a wealth of artisans, artists and farmers.

For Wythe and Bland counties, the Round the Mountain Web site’s latest add-ons offer more than a chance to spotlight its best artisans and crafters.
It’s an opportunity to showcase everything the counties have to offer.