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November 20, 2009
Teenagers do some crazy things to celebrate their high school graduations.
Chelsea Carter was no different.
He gave his life in the line of duty; now the Sheriff’s Office wants others to give the gift of life to honor his memory.
On Dec. 4, the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office and American Red Cross will hold a blood drive to pay tribute to the late Cliff Dicker.
November 19, 2009
UPDATE: Pedestrian struck on interstate
Man dies at Roanoke hospital
November 17, 2009
U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher’s staff took notes from 13 people who showed up last week to voice concern over his vote on health care reform. The Democrat had voted no on the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
Truck driver injured
November 16, 2009
Wytheville eatery closes its doors
Sunday was last day
November 13, 2009
The Wythe County Board of Supervisors held a special work session Thursday night to discuss the possibility of undergoing a major project that would prepare an undeveloped portion of the industrial zone for a snazzy new (and for now hypothetical) tenant.
David Coleman lives by Phil. 4:13 which says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” The Piney area resident attributes the verse of Scripture to his remarkable recovery from a debilitating stroke he suffered in January 1997 at the age of 41.
In Case of Cash Crunch Use Stairs.
George Wythe High School will remain elevator-less for at least an extra six months after the Wythe County School Board voted Wednesday morning to delay a project to improve the building’s handicap-accessibility.
When Ron Boone won a Master Chef award for his homemade barbecue in the 1980s, he never thought about food as a career. Today, Boone, his wife, Marsha, and their daughter, Beth Boone Pulliam, own and operate Smokey’s BBQ in Wytheville.
November 10, 2009
Serving the Lord, his church, the community and country is a way of life for James R. Porter of Wytheville. He never takes these duties lightly.
There will be no additional stop signs at Fairway Lane and Sherwood Forest Road. That was Wytheville Town Council’s decision Monday evening after another report from the town’s public works committee.
Wythe man dies in golf cart accident
A 45-year-old Wytheville man died Sunday afternoon after a golf cart rolled over his head, police said. Marvin Earl “Bud” Smith Jr. was apparently putting air into the left rear tire when the accident occurred around 3:26 p.m. at a residence on Crockett’s Cove Road.
Talks of consolidated dispatch services continue
Wytheville and Wythe County are continuing negotiations to consolidate dispatch services. Virginia State Police and Bland County have chosen not to participate.
An update on the proposal was presented to Wytheville Town Council at Monday evening’s regular session. For the past couple of years, the four local entities have explored the concept of consolidating their dispatching centers to handle all calls.
Center presents award named for ex-reporter
A former Enterprise reporter continues to leave his mark in the Virginia legal and anti-poverty communities even after his sudden death from cancer in 2007.
Last week at the annual Legal Aid Conference in Williamsburg, the Virginia Poverty Law Center presented its second John Kent Shumate Jr. Advocate of the Year Awards to one attorney and one non-attorney from a statewide pool of candidates.
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