It wasn’t a disembodied voice whispering “Build it and they will come” into the ears of town and county officials.
That voice belonged to the constituents.
On Oct. 24, town and county leaders met to figure out a way to “ build it” on a 59-acre lot.

More than 50 residents gathered at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center last week for a League of Women Voters-organized candidates forum for those seeking the sheriff, court clerk and commissioner of revenue offices.

School Board approves program

Business celebrates safety achievement

Bland, Wythe avoiding complications

Improvised explosive device strikes members of local national guard unit

David Krug thought the memories had been forever lost to this world.
His father, Paul William Krug, died in Texas in 2005, more than 60 years after he was part of the D-Day invasion.

David Krug thought the memories had been forever lost to this world.
His father, Paul William Krug, died in Texas in 2005, more than 60 years after he was part of the D-Day invasion.

When it rains, it pours.
After suffering through two months of severe drought conditions, Wythe County skies opened up late last week, dumping 5.23 inches on the county in a three-day period.

A pedestrian killed Sunday night on Chapman Road had not been identified as of Monday, according to Virginia State Police. The female was walking in the middle of the road, Sgt. M.T. Conroy said, when she was struck by an oncoming vehicle.