Last of three defendants in robbery and shooting of sheriff’s deputy faces the judge

Truck strikes Chevrolet Cobalt

BREAKING NEWS: Max Meadows Headstart and Wythe County Schools will close at noon.
SMYTH CO. SCHOOLS CLOSING AT 12:15 p.m. TODAY

Feb. 6, 2010

Two men lost their lives early Friday morning in a Wythe County traffic crash in which weather was a factor, the Virginia State Police reported. In addition, police were working numerous traffic crashes and responding to multiple disabled vehicles as the winter storm made its way across the commonwealth.

David Payne and Robert Montgomery are among the hundreds of Wythe County residents living on fixed incomes. They can only stretch their limited funds so far to cover basic necessities which they see increasing at an alarming rate – especially costs of electricity.

“The Crooked Road pays homage to a rich Appalachian heritage,“ stated Robert Nieweg of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

“This is the wettest year on record,“ Beasley said.

The Floyd County Humane Society has been providing foster care for the horses for about two years.

A Marion police officer is suspended without pay following driving while intoxicated and breath-test refusal charges placed against him Friday night.

Smyth County schools closed again Friday because of the weather, the ninth day the school district has lost to snow. The growing loss is impacting both spring break and summer vacation.

Eligibility for virtually all financial assistance from human service agencies is income-based. Aid generally is aimed at those living on incomes below some threshold that sifts out those who make too much money to receive help.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday morning mobile home fire that killed a man in Abingdon.
Sheriff Fred Newman said firefighters from Washington County Fire and Rescue No. 1 and Abingdon Fire Department answered the 4:47 a.m. call for fire at 17206 Capella Lane, Abingdon.
“The body of the male victim has yet to be identified due to the extent of the severe burns to the body.  Dental records are being sought and will be utilized to assist in the identification of the body.” Newman said. 

WETS turns 36 this month. It’s the same month the Johnson City, Tenn.,-based public radio station will fill its weekday mornings and afternoons with news instead of music. It’s a sign station director Wayne Winkler says signifies the changing face of radio. It, including his FM station – 89.5, is becoming less local.

The old adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” couldn’t be more true than when more than 2,000 people are expected to crowd into the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center this Saturday looking for a bargain.

Superintendent Don Hodock warned School Board members last week that the remainder of this year and next promises to be rough.

Rocky Gap High School teacher John Dodson voted for school consolidation in 1979.

Allen Morefield wants to be a good neighbor – a good manufacturing neighbor.