Washington County News

A 28-year-old man suffered severe burns to his face, hands and arms in an explosion on Saturday night while setting off fireworks for friends and family.

Several units, including four canine units from North Carolina, were combing heavy brush in Washington County Virginia Thursday morning, Sheriffs said.

It was a message radioed to flashlight-toting volunteers and even aircraft helping in the search for a lost Grayson County, Va., man - look for a white bucket.

A compromise is afoot between the town of Abingdon, Va., and Washington County on the new ballfield complex near Interstate 81's Exit 22.

Before approving next year's fiscal budget on Tuesday, the City Council had to dole out some additional money from the current spending plan.

"Fishing Virginia's Highlands," M.W. Smith Author M.W. Smith twists a lure on a seemingly odd yet logical combination of Virginia waters in a new book.

The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Office needs your help to solve crimes.

These summer interns aren't knocking on doors to sell books or vacuum cleaners - they're peddling democracy.

More than a year after three organizations in this tiny Washington County, Va., community became embroiled in a legal fight over money, the major issues have been decided, and residents are hopeful - but not ...

A joint drug investigation in Southwest Virginia lead to the arrests of two men and the seizure of over $2,000 in drugs and cash.

Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: June 10, 2008 BY DEBRA McCOWN BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 at its Tuesday meeting to a 60/40 partnership with the Town of Abingdon on a planned recreation complex.

BY STEPHEN WOODWARD SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Visitors at the Abingdon Historical Society are almost guaranteed to discover something special about their ancestry.

An audience waits for the beginning of a weekday matinee of "Keep on the Sunny Side," which reprises the story and music of the Original Carter Family.

A Tri-Cities woman is recovering today after being mauled by two dogs. According to the Washington County Virginia Sheriff's Office, she's the dogs' owner.

A teen out of school for the summer will spend much of it in a cast, but it could have been much worse.

Many students entering Virginia Highlands Community College can be thankful for the gifts of one woman - Dr.

Washington County Virginia investigators are looking into a one alarm fire Wednesday night at Food City.

An 8-year-old boy was killed Saturday after being struck by a car in a residential area of town, said Washington County Life Saving Crew Capt.

Former Chilhowie Police Chief Dwayne Sheffield is currently serving five years and eight months at the Powhatan Correctional Center for crimes committed in Smyth and Washington counties.