Max Meadows News

An intricate case involving four local adults accused of offenses against children took another twist Thursday afternoon when a substitute judge rejected a plea deal worked out between Wythe County prosecutors and one of the defendants.

There's a temptation when an amateur angler qualifies for the Bassmaster Classic to call the rare accomplishment a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Learning to master a musical instrument is a long, tedious process for most children.

Five former employees of the Wytheville branch of Carter Bank and Trust were indicted on embezzlement charges last week.

Two women were killed and two more injured on Sunday evening in a head-on crash on Chapman Road in Wythe County.

A Wythe County jury on Thursday convicted a man whose disappearance last year sparked a three-day manhunt of two counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor.

Max Meadows United Methodist Church will have a hamburger, hotdog and bake sale tonight at the gospel session at the Pleasant Hill Farm "Red Barn Bluegrass Show" beginning at 6:00 p.m. Proceeds go to building fund for a new church fellowship hall.

Separate four-vehicle wrecks in the vicinity of mile marker 94 on Interstate 81 last Friday resulted in four injuries, according to Virginia State Police.

A Carroll County woman injured Wednesday in a head-on collision with a dump truck has died.

Covenant Christian Academy was looking for a new administrator this summer. Instead they got Mike Whitaker: preacher, computer guru, Arabian horse breeder, teacher, and, yes, school leader.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 11--Improvement? Yes. Success? Not yet. All three of Wythe County's middle schools made gains in 2008-09 Standards of Learning math pass rates, but two are projected to again fall short of state benchmarks.

Two men who were charged after a rifle was accidentally fired during a July gun show at the Salem Civic Center were ordered Tuesday to do community service.

Max Meadows United Methodist Church hamburger, hotdog and bake sale will be held tonight at the Pleasant Hill Farm "Red Barn Bluegrass Show" beginning at 6:00 PM.

Max Meadows United Methodist Church hamburger, hotdog and bake sale will be held tonight at the Pleasant Hill Farm "Red Barn Bluegrass Show" beginning at 6:00 PM.

Max Meadows United Methodist Church hamburger, hotdog and bake sale will be held tonight at the Pleasant Hill Farm "Red Barn Bluegrass Show" beginning at 6:00 PM.

The man who was injured when an antique rifle discharged during a gun show at the Salem Civic Center on Saturday has been charged with a misdemeanor count of recklessly handling a firearm, Salem officials said.

But, this past Saturday at the Civic Center was not a normal day at the show.A Thomas Raymond Allen accidentally discharged a firearm in a very confined space, according to Mike Stevens with the city of Salem.A Allen suffered minor wounds to his face, apparently from concrete fragments that were sprayed upon impact when the rifle went off.A He was ...

Bluegrass Music at Pleasant Hill Farm will be held tonight from 7 a ' 11 p.m. featuring the New River Bluegrass Band.

A manslaughter charge against a Max Meadows man was dismissed Tuesday after court evidence revealed that the motorcycle he struck was in a blind spot and may have been going as fast as 90 mph.