Discussion of financial problems dominated the Damascus Town Council meeting this month.
“I want people to realize that we do have a financial shortfall and problem,” Council member Jim Cartwright said.

At its regular meeting last week, the Washington County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate $532,631 of leftover school money to the school system’s capital improvement fund, which is controlled by the supervisors. It’s an amount less than half of its leftover money from the 2006-20007 fiscal year.

Benefit held for Davis

Victim speaks on Franco’s behalf

Residents talk about incident

There are heroes among us. They possess the superpowers of compassion for their fellow man, commitment to saving lives and fearlessness in the face of danger.

The “four ewes” have left home for greener pastures. After nearly two years in the country, they decided the time was right to move to town.

Many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
That’s not the way Doug Clemons hoped this story would start.
Like all the competitors, Clemons, 31, wanted to have a good showing at Saturday’s New River Trail Challenge triathlon at Foster Falls.

What’s red and black, with a hint of blue? Answer: a turkey – the inspiration for a new road in Wytheville’s wildlife preservation region.
A grant from the High Mountain Longbeards, Wytheville’s local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, has allowed the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to improve access to the Big Survey Wildlife Management Area.

Police report other arrests