Frank Emerson of Wytheville has added another achievement to his already impressive career. The entertainer, singer, folksinger, songwriter and actor is now an author – more like a co-author.

A funeral service will be held this morning for “a very loving, beautiful, talented individual” who died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday. 

The effect of skyrocketing milk prices will be felt in Wythe County school cafeterias during the upcoming school year.
At its meeting Thursday morning, the Wythe County School Board voted to raise the price of school breakfasts, lunches and milk by 10 cents each.

Wednesday’s smothering heat prompted U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-9, to keep his comments short, but brevity did not compromise his observance of two county milestones.

Chilhowie Mayor Gary Heninger said he didn’t do it. Any of it.

Explanation of Cogno’s Corner question in The Mountain Adviser 0811

Across the country, drivers are having second thoughts as they approach bridges in the public road system following the catastrophic collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis last week. But Virginia drivers don’t need a degree in engineering to tell if a bridge is functioning below the potential of its design. There are signs. Literally.

A wreck in Franklin County claimed the life of a 22-year-old local man.

Tickets issued during FloydFest included those for drug and traffic violations and others.

A Floyd County man who plead guilty to a charge of sexual battery will perform 100 hours of community service.