Chilhowie News

Jerry Puckett looked up from the fireworks shell he was loading into a fiberglass tube behind DeVault Stadium on Friday afternoon, and smiled when someone asked if he had the best job on the planet this day - the eve of July 4th.

U.S. Marshals teamed with Virginia State Police to arrest a fugitive murder suspect from Alabama.

Smith/Packett Med Com LLC has spent more than three years mounting a coalition of support for its plan to build a tiered elder-care project in Abingdon - one that would include a skilled nursing care center, assisted living facilities and cottages for older citizens who want to live independently, but realize they eventually will need more ...

Where Thailand Meets Laos: Larb and green papaya salad are light, hot, and crunchy, and make perfect summer fare.

Karen Urie and her fiance, John Shields work with two assistants in the Town House kitchen.

The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to support the issuance of a certificate of need by the Virginia Department of Health for Smith/Packett Med-Com to build a continuing care retirement community here.

In May, we schlepped ourselves down the 12-hour super slab run to the southern Piedmont and to AutoFair at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

ABINGDON, Va. - A homecoming of sorts on a day that always seems to have good weather, the Plumb Alley Day festival drew the typical crowd - estimated by organizers at about 10,000 people Saturday.

Bristol Virginia Police Department May 21 * An East Mary Street resident arrived home at 11:23 p.m. to find a man wandering around her house.

The world might be moving ahead at breakneck pace, but that's one reason so many people come back here every year: to get centered again on down-home food, old-time music and unhurried fun.

First, thanks to Chowhounds estufarian, shallots and beantowntitletown for assuring me that a solo diner would be comfortable at the Town House! The restaurant is really in the middle of nowhere: not near a big city, not near an airport, not near anyplace I would be except for that I had to drive by myself from Georgia to the middle of PA.

Mother's Day is Sunday. If you had forgotten that , drop everything and GET THEE TO A CARD SHOP! There's still time! A couple of people have been asking where they should take dear Mom for a nice breakfast, brunch or dinner on Mother's Day.

The Saltville man accused of capital murder after a home invasion left one person dead and three injured was smiling when he entered the courtroom Wednesday.

The man charged with murder in a home invasion near Chilhowie in December that left one man dead and three injured now faces the death penalty.

Come spring, the blue crab must let go of its tough armor and stand exposed in the tidal currents.

He was an consummate emergency responder. She a tireless arts promoter. He spent his life as a firefighter and paramedic, aiding the injured.

A service honoring the memory of Israel Ray Smith, a 29-year-old Wytheville man who vanished without a trace over a year ago, has been set.

Seven months remain before the general election, but candidates hoping to win the favor of Washington County voters are already announcing election bids.

In the wet and the fog and the mud, people came out in droves Saturday to welcome spring with the first seasonal festival of the year: the Whitetop Mountain Maple Festival.

Former Damascus, Va., Police Chief Tony Richardson voluntarily went into police custody Wednesday after pleading guilty to seven drug-related charges.