Top Story $1M goal for Smyth County HealthTrust scholarship fund is near SPorter Apr 5, 2026 Apr 5, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By year’s end, a $1 million goal set in 2023 may well be achieved. Its impact on Smyth County’s health is expected to unfold for generations.kAm(:E9 E96 ?62C=J Sb_[___ C2:D65 2E E9:D J62C’D 2??F2= $>JE9 r@F?EJ r@>>F?:EJ w@DA:E2= w62=E9%CFDE v2=2[ A=6586D J6E E@ 4@>6 :?[ 2?5 2 >2E49 E@ 2== E9@D6 7F?5D 7C@> E96 $>JE9 r@F?EJ r@>>F?:EJ u@F?52E:@?[ v2CJ !624@4< D2:5 %9FCD52J[ “(6’== 36 2E E96 >:==:@?\5@==2C >2C< 3J J62C6?5]”k^AmkAm%9@D6 7F?5D H:== D6E FA 2? 6?5@H>6?E E@ 7F?5 E96 r92?8:?8 {:G6D %9C@F89 w62=E942C6 D49@=2CD9:AD 7@C E96 7@C6D6623=6 7FEFC6]k^Am kAm%96 D49@=2CD9:AD 2C6 56D:8?2E65 7@C $>JE9 C6D:56?ED H9@ H2?E E@ AFCDF6 4=:?:42= 962=E9 42C6 H@C<] %96J 2C6 @A6? E@ C646?E 9:89 D49@@= 8C25F2E6D 2?5 @=56C :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ H:== AFCDF6 E96 BF2=:7J:?8 65F42E:@? 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Marion's fire-EMS chief is leaving Marion to serve the Commonwealth Rusty Hamm began caring for the people of Marion and Smyth County when he was 16 years old and volunteered to serve with the fire department a…
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.…
After 888 days, Smyth Animal Rescue dog finds her home This week, Smyth Animal Rescue is celebrating the successful adoption of Nikki, who spent 888 days in shelters.
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.
A1 Minute! April 13, 2026: Times-Dispatch wins 52 awards at VPAs; Human composting in Virginia; Flying Squirrels flying start
A1 Minute! April 13, 2026: Times-Dispatch wins 52 awards at VPAs; Human composting in Virginia; Flying Squirrels flying start
