A Marion police officer who continued to serve others when his own needs were serious was one of the Smyth County Officer of the Year honorees.
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As she’s able, the recuperating councilmember Debra Hayes can now take part in Marion Town Council meetings.
- CATIE HARPER Daily News-Record
Billy Napier jokes that he learned how to ride a bike on a football field with his dad, Bill Napier, right there beside him.
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On April 29, a one-time doctor at Smyth County Community Hospital was arraigned on seven federal indictments related to an alleged sexual relationship he had with an underage female co-worker.
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Tuesday, Hunter Trivette was honored as one of Virginia’s Regional Teachers of the Year as the Commonwealth named its Teacher of the Year from among those finalists.
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On April 25, a building familiar to many people burned. The building, most commonly associated with its stint as a Bob Evans restaurant, was destroyed. Helping Wytheville firefighters battle the blaze was a crew from Marion Fire-EMS.
- MARK BERMAN The Roanoke Times
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A report by Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth researchers highlighted five “districts on the rise" in Virginia: Richmond, Charlottesville, Danville, Roanoke County and Smyth County.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed a bill into law she says closes a loophole in the state code allowing guns on college campuses.
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The Hokies lost to LSU 8-0 in the afternoon but beat Akron 7-6 on Saturday night.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Maybe it is an oversight, or his staff doesn’t care, but the current President of the United States, who has made “foreigners” a priority in his term, and has issued an executive order to “save” college athletics, did not take a closer look at the number of international players throughout NCAA sports. America’s colleges and universities are under attack for a lot of ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the most essential of ways, Kansas City being named a 2026 FIFA World Cup host spans the globe and eras back to 1966. That’s when the visionary Lamar Hunt, founder of the AFL and owner of the Chiefs, turned on ABC’s Wide World of Sports to watch England and West Germany play in the men’s final of the global soccer tournament. Enthralled with the spectacle, Hunt “pioneered ...
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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Orange County warns residents about email scams impersonating county staff, urges verification of charges, and provides tips and contacts to avoid fraud.
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Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
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Orange County’s Corks and Caps program earned two VADMO Virgo Awards, highlighting the county’s craft beverage industry and seasonal passport-style trail.
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