Expecting parents and those with children under a year old will find a wealth of information about protecting the health of their babies at Saturday’s Baby Fair.

The frustration is evident when Amy Horsh Smith’s talks about the increasing number of children threatened by preventable health crises in Smyth County. However, equally prevalent is her determination to fight the prevailing threats of obesity and tobacco exposure.

The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable and the Appalachian RC&D are offering a Tri-State Watershed Conference

Simon facing two felony counts

It was a rough summer for Southwest Virginia police agencies. Autumn isn’t shaping up to be any more kind.
An investigator with the Saltville Police Department was arrested Tuesday evening on a federal gun charge. Gary Ray Call faces one count of being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm. Sgt. M.T. Conroy of the Virginia State Police said more charges are pending.

Navigating the world of special education opportunities and resources can be a difficult task for parents and guardians. For those who care for special needs students in Smyth County, next week’s Special Education Information Expo will be a clearinghouse of knowledge about useful services and resources.

Marion has $15,000 for a survey of buildings for possible inclusion in an expansion of its historic district. The money is a grant from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to be matched by $15,000 from the town.

Just over a dozen people gathered in Marion Friday afternoon for the 53rd stop on Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling’s “100 Ideas for the Future of Virginia” tour. It was one of the smaller audiences on the tour that began in April and is set to go to 100 such meeting across the state.

Smyth County school officials were excited by preliminary news last month that all of the county’s public schools made AYP, or Adequate Yearly Progress, on last spring’s testing under No Child Left Behind.

Steve Morris didn’t go to China for the money, the $1 million prize. He went for the experience.

On Thursday night, around 20 family members and friends gathered at the Blue Willow Cafe in Saltville, joining16 million other viewers, to see the experience come to an end.