The Mountain Empire Pilots Association Fly-in is on final approach for a Sept. 28 landing at the airport in Groseclose. The last arrangements for the arrival of several special aircraft are in place, according to Curtis Pennington. The event will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.

Chilhowie Police Chief Steve Price is issuing early notice to motorists about changed traffic patterns and expected delays during the main weekend of the Chilhowie Community Apple Festival.

The event features exhibits as well as music and vendors.

Kicked out of a drug treatment program because they smoked cigarettes, the women wentto jail to await full hearings on probation violations.

The chief administrative officer of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) ruled to grant the license to Shooting Creek Farms Brewery, dismissing the claim of some nearby residents who claimed the business would disrupt their quality of life and endanger users of the road.

Portable Produce delivers surplus vegetables, fruit and other food to people without transportation in Floyd County.

Four Wytheville families displaced by a fire Wednesday night at their apartment complex are seeking new homes. Through assistance from the Wytheville Redevelopment & Housing Authority, they are being lodged temporarily at a local hotel.

A $1 million bond has been set for a Richlands physician charged with rape.
District Judge Jack S. Hurley Jr. set the bond for 65-year-old Roy Gomez Sept. 16. Hurley established the bond after viewing DNA evidence submitted by the Commonwealth.
In addition to the secured bond, the court ruled that Gomez would surrender his passport, have no contact with the victim or witnesses, go on home electronic monitoring and only travel to and from work and to meet with his attorneys.

Sept. 17, 2008

Brent Smith is aware of the pressures surrounding today’s young people. As youth pastor of the Bastian Church of God, he is using his understanding to teach them responsibility and accountability.