A handful of parents were protesting outside the Smyth County Administration building prior to the School Board’s Monday evening meeting.
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Last July 13, two women were killed and two other people were injured when a shooter attacked a Baptist church in Kentucky. 2025 also included assaults on churches or church schools in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Tennessee.
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Last week, a report was released to the Governor and state legislators that said 13 Virginia rural hospitals are either at “immediate risk of closure” or “at risk of closure."
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The playwright of “The Coolest Hometown” and the team gearing up to stage its production is hoping more community members will join their endeavor.
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Smyth County has not received a single application from a data center wanting to locate in the community.
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The future of the historic Carnegie High School is up for community consideration.
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Virginia Tech announced Thursday it received its largest donation ever through a $75 million pledge that will see most of it go to athletics and a sizeable portion directed to the Honors College.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Nick Saban sat before Congress just days ago and delivered a warning that should send chills through every corner of college athletics. “Right now in college football we have no rules,” said the greatest college football coach of all time. “We have state laws. We have different laws in every state. We have litigation. The NCAA cannot enforce their own rules because every time ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently. The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA should all take a course from FIFA on how to defraud customers. What has happened so far to ticket-buying fans who plan to attend these World Cup matches is the second chapter of the ...
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Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
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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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