Smyth County News

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

Fees, resolutions and the possibility of saving 3 million bucks kept the Wythe County Board of Supervisors busy during its Tuesday morning meeting.

Hundreds of Smyth County residents crowded into the sweltering gymnasium at Sugar Grove Combined School on Monday to talk about this community's water troubles.

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The latest round of state transportation funding cuts isn't expected to affect Bristol or the region, officials said Friday.

Powerful thunderstorms rocked Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee Tuesday evening, with confirmed funnel clouds in Smyth and Washington counties in Virginia, and Kingsport, Tenn.

Utility Trailer, which earlier this year laid off scores of workers in Smyth County and announced that its Glade Spring plant in Washington County would close, has had a change of fortune.

There's a reason why daily newspapers historically have been called the "daily miracle." That's because producing a newspaper day in and day out on tight deadlines and with tight staffs is a difficult proposition.

A steady stream of cars pulled into the parking lot of the Sugar Grove Diner on Friday.

Dispatchers with the Smyth County Ambulance Service said they have service vehicles on stand-by - ready to aid in a hostage situation underway as of 12:15 a.m. Friday.

A A The Sheriffa s Office says 41-year-old William Osborne tried to force his way inside the home.A He fired several shots through a window.A The shots injured his wife, 40-year-old Pamela Osbourne, and a girl.A A boy inside fired back at Osbourne.A Thata s when the Sheriffa s Office say Osbourne went to his truck.

A domestic incident in a sleepy rural community here turned violent Thursday night, sending three people to the hospital with gunshot wounds.

With one week remaining before the Democratic primary, lieutenant governor hopeful Jody Wagner waived the partisan flag Monday during a campaign stop in the Twin City.

A former Orange town manager who spent seven years in prison for child sex offenses will be going back to serve the rest of the sentence after violating his probation.

I n 2002, a big truck was being a road hog in the passing lane of Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township when township Officer Mike Borso noticed an impatient motorcyclist weaving back and forth in an effort to get by.

The campaign of Republican attorney general candidate John Brownlee has asked state authorities to find out who is responsible for attacking the former federal prosecutor in automated phone calls to delegates attending this weekend's GOP convention.

ABINGDON, Va. - A fugitive wanted in Maricopa County, Ariz., was caught in Smyth County after a holiday weekend traffic stop.

The widespread budget cuts recommended last week by Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner David Ekern are particularly troubling for far Southwest Virginia.

To help ease Memorial Day weekend traffic, VDOT is reopening roads in Wythe and Carroll Counties temporarily closed for construction or maintenance.

The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to help ease Memorial Day holiday weekend travel by opening lanes temporarily closed for construction or maintenance work on major roadways.