Wythe County News

Teenagers do some crazy things to celebrate their high school graduations. Chelsea Carter was no different.

He gave his life in the line of duty; now the Sheriff's Office wants others to give the gift of life to honor his memory.

An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke pet store that caused about $2 million in damage.

Above: Firefighters help remove animals, including a tank of fish, from the PetSmart store near Valley View Mall on Saturday after a fire broke out.

Artist Ken Johnson will be honored Thursday for having his painting chosen as the cover of AARP's 2010 calendar.

"Let the servants who perform the duties of their office well be considered doubly worthy of honor, especially those who labor faithfully in the word and teaching." I Timothy 5:17 Serving the Lord, his church, the community and country is a way of life for James R. Porter of Wytheville.

Wytheville and Wythe County are continuing negotiations to consolidate dispatch services.

A 45-year-old Wytheville man died Sunday afternoon after a golf cart overturned with him, police said.

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

There is still one major harvest of the year and it's coming soon to Rural Retreat.

Tuesday's general election produced at least one major upset on the local level.

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.

Growing up in Wytheville, Bryan Underwood learned that exposure to first-rate local musical events was severely lacking.

ProjectVirginia has a profile of Delegate Anne B. Crockett-Stark posted to its website.

Plan B for Wythe County's long-discussed Appalachian Agricultural Exposition Center got an "A+" grade Tuesday from the Wythe County Board of Supervisors.

Let us start by saying that anytime you straddle two wheels, you ought to have a helmet strapped to your fat head.

Wythe County's top prosecutor confirmed this week that police are looking into whether "dusting" - inhaling cans of compressed gas to get high - could have played a role in last weekend's head-on crash that killed two sisters.

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.

Two sisters died in an accident in Wythe County. State police say it happened Sunday, October 26th, around 6:20 p.m. on Chapman Road when a car crossed the median and hit another car.