Wytheville News

Carroll County native Jonathan Lee McGrady recently completed his announcement tour of 6th District counties which included stops at the Carroll County Industrial Park, Progress Park in Wytheville and the closed Merillat plant in Smyth County.

The Wytheville Field Office of Virginia State Police is investigating two separate police-involved shootings, one fatal, in Southwest Virginia.

Rev. Carolyn Elizabeth Grace Dale Repass, age 66, of Wytheville, Virginia passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family and friends on Saturday, April 27, 2013.

POCAHONTAS, Va. - A threat of rain may have kept some people away from the annual grand reopening ceremony at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine on Saturday afternoon, but the spirit of history still burned brightly in Southwest Virginia thanks to the passion of the people in the community.

Thanks to partnerships with Wytheville Community College and a handful of four-year colleges in Virginia, local students can now earn associates', bachelors' and masters' degrees without having to leave Galax.

Garnett Phillip Burris, Wytheville, VA passed from this life on Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home.