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Smyth wildfire covered 23 acres A discarded cigarette caused a fire that burned 23 acres, a vehicle and two structures (not homes).
Marion man found guilty of assaulting town employee Last summer, when his Henry Street property was being abated by the Town of Marion, Danny Parks was accused of assaulting a town employee. Las…
Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot wife before taking own life, police say A Northern Virginia dentist and former lieutenant governor are dead after a shooting authorities call a murder-suicide. Their son placed the 9…
Marion's fire-EMS chief is leaving Marion to serve the Commonwealth Rusty Hamm began caring for the people of Marion and Smyth County when he was 16 years old and volunteered to serve with the fire department a…
Smyth supervisors honor emergency dispatchers Emergencies can occur at any moment. Often the first people who those in crisis talk to are emergency dispatchers. They are the ones who direc…
