After five years of heading the Virginia Department of Health’s Mount Rogers Health District, Dr. Karen Shelton is heading to Bristol, where s…
The Bland County Historical Society hosted an Open House Saturday which drew a crowd of around 70 people.
Concerned parents and residents appeared before the Bland County School Board last week to ask board members to reject a policy aimed at prote…
Yard sale enthusiasts rejoice: the 100-mile yard sale arrives this weekend. The multistate treasure hunt runs along U.S. Highway 21 into North…
The Wytheville Lions Club Carnival is a go. This week, it will light up the night sky with riding devices, food and games. The carnival ran fo…
The Wytheville Seventh Day Adventist Church has organized a Wythe/Bland Diabetes Health Fair that will be held in Withers Park this Sunday fro…
You could say Tommy Thompson and Zinnia Landreth simply glided into marriage over the July 4 weekend.
Bland County will unveil a tourism website next week.
In about a month, Bland County residents will have a new place to at which to dine. DownShift Diner owner TJ Hicks hopes to start serving up m…
The Wytheville Enterprise and Bland County Messenger newspapers have a new home. On Monday, the office relocated to a new office at 150 W. Mai…
Accused in the Nov. 5, 2020, slaying of a Georgia woman, a West Virginia man will now face trial in Bland County Circuit Court.
Brett and Tina Tempest were busy bees Memorial Day weekend, moving their hives from North Carolina to their home in Ceres. Moving the bees mea…
A Tazewell County woman pleaded guilty last week to concealing a body that was found underneath her son’s Bland County trailer last summer.
After Memorial Day festivities come to a close on Monday, settle in for the evening, turn to the Lifetime television channel and watch Rocky G…
Bland County resident Sarah Dutton has established a Little Free Library at Big Walker Lookout in an effort to share her love of reading with …
Ballad Health has named a new CEO of Smyth County Community. Dale Clark will succeed James Tyler, who is retiring, in early June.
A non-profit organization dedicated to keeping religion and government separate has cautioned Bland County Sheriff Jason Ramsey to stop postin…
The U.S. Forest Service is planning a prescribed burn today for the 1,498-acre Huff Hollow area.
Yvonne Edwards faced her fears, including anxiety about the unknown, and she’s likely alive today because of her strength. Now, she’s encourag…
Ten-year-old Finley Bird loves history, particularly World War II history.
Latest Local Offers
After nearly seven decades serving Wythe County customers, Counts Drugs is closing its doors. CVS recently purchased the business. The flagshi…
The rain broke the afternoon of March 25 in time to celebrate the opening of a new Bland County business. Route 42 Garage is located at 6642 W…
The community is mourning the loss of Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre owner Peggy Sutphin, who died Saturday. She was 83.
Wythe County’s Richdale Farm recently started selling CBD oil extracted from hemp grown on the farm in a process that’s more complicated than …
Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are seeking a psychological evaluation for a Bland County man awaiting trial on murder and other charges.
A look at Southwest Virginia's death penalty cases.
The Wythe County Extension Office’s Community Garden was such a success last year that staff members are planting again this year, plus offeri…
