Rural Retreat News

Blacksburg Parks and Recreation. Registration is now underway for the excursion on Wednesday, July 9th.

The Presbyterian Home of the Highlands, Inc., is hosting the Molly Copes' "Back to the Mountains" storytelling festival on June 6-7. The fundraising event is being held at the 89-acre campus at Wytheville, 425 ...

June 4, 2008 DEQ investigates fish kill at Rural Retreat Lake in Wythe County The Department of Environmental Quality is investigating a fish kill at Rural Retreat Lake in Wythe County.

April 21, 2008 Parents up in arms about BB gun at Rural Retreat Elementary School Parents were on edge when they learned about a gun found in a Wythe County school. via WDBJ7

“I heard someone say the other day,' a scar never goes away,' and clearly that is a scar that will never go away.”

Although Wednesday marked a somber day for the campus of Virginia Tech, Rodd Hall seemed remarkably strong. via Http

“The purpose of this 2750-acre prescribed fire is to return fire to the landscape, reduce forest fuel loading, improve wildlife habitat, encourage oak regeneration, and restore table mountain pine”

If you're wondering about the smoke wafting into Wythe County on Thursday you're probably not alone. via WSLS

“It might take 20 years to address all these needs, but they need to be included in this report”

Town of Rural Retreat government officials and firefighters are hoping to see more of their concerns addressed when the latest version of Wythe County's Fire Department and Rescue Squad Analysis is delivered ... via WSLS

A Wythe County couple will avoid prison time for their involvement in dogfighting and manufacturing illegal drugs. via New River Valley Current

“Ninety-nine percent of the safety is the guy sitting in the left seat”

Printer Friendly A Smyth County, Va., plane crash that killed two people on March 16 was caused by ice that accumulated on the aircraft's body, according to a preliminary Federal Aviation Administration report ... via Http

“We're going to be looking at who they were talking to at air-traffic control, weather and the wreckage that we have here”

Virginia State Police pilot Edward Robbins was flying his helicopter in search of an escapee Sunday morning when he got a call that a plane had crashed in the Jefferson National Forest. via News Channel 11

RURAL RETREAT, Va.- A small plane whose pilot reported icing problems crashed in a mountainous area moments later, killing the two people on board, officials said. via Telegram & Gazette

“You have a more rapid response because it's on three county borders”

RURAL RETREAT, Va. The pilot of the single-engine plane that crashed here Sunday morning called the Atlanta flight-control center in distress moments before the aircraft plunged into a remote mountain, killing ... via Http

“He did not want to leave the town in a lurch in a sense and that speaks a lot of him”

Rural Retreat Police Chief Bob Lewis has helped solve multiple cases of stabbings and assaults during his nearly 24 years on the job. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

“In Grayson County it is doubtful that consolidation will be cost effective with increased driving distances, added fuel cost and extra man-hours spent in responding”

Town asks VDOT to reopen shed By Ben Bomberger INDEPENDENCE - ' The battle to keep a state road maintenance headquarters open in Independence is not over, even though the shed has been converted to a holding ... via Galax Gazette

Toy prices to rise, makers cutting features Next holiday, that toy that was supposed to talk for a minute will talk for 40 seconds, and that portable electronic quiz game will ask fewer questions. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

A man is in jail after investigators say he poured gasoline into a local well after a family dispute. via WSLS

February 12, 2008 Rural Retreat man accused of poisoning well water Wythe County authorities are investigating the poisoning of well water. via WDBJ7

“I have no illusions about bringing the country together in the absence of a fight”

Hillary Clinton says she's better prepared than Barack Obama to withstand "the full force and effect of the Republican machine" when the two parties go after each other directly in this fall's race for the ... via The Free Lance-Star

Member: scubasteve Date Caught: N/A Location: Rural Retreat State: Virginia Fish: Muskie Photo Description This beauty was caught on Oct 14th, 2007 on a 2 inch chrome and blue cranbait. via LandBigFish