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Work on Exit 39 truck stop expected to move more quickly now The developer of a truck stop planned for a site at Interstate 81’s Exit 39 expects that ground will be broken later this year.
Smyth supervisors expected to take up junkyard permit request After delaying their decision by a month, Smyth County’s planners were unable to reach a recommendation on a request to transform a former aut…
Smyth officials urge US Forest Service to reopen Grindstone Campground With Grindstone Campground now having been closed five years, a county resident asked the Board of Supervisors to help push for its reopening.…
New attorney is representing Wolfe as case moves forward The criminal case against Robert Nolan Wolfe, 50, of Marion, is continuing to make its way through the court system.
Top Smyth DAR essay wins state competition These 250 years later, the signers of this country’s Declaration of Independence would likely be proud of multiple Smyth County students, who …
