One week after being convicted of reduced criminal charges, a Rural Retreat man was arrested again on Oct. 6 after police said he swung a knif…
The fun returned to the fairgrounds this weekend as the annual Bland County Festival of Leaves brought two days of music, merchandise and merr…
Rachel Penley may not be your typical high school senior. While most girls would probably like frills and thrills and all the pretty’s that co…
Making business news recently is one Rural Retreat store expanding while another announces that it is closing, and a new toy store in Wytheville.
A motorcyclist traveling south of Big Walker Tunnel who was shot in the back of the head escaped serious injury Thursday.
A Bland County, Virginia man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 17 counts of producing child pornography at his home and illegally possessing a fire…
When Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana on Aug. 29 as a powerful category 4 storm, Bland County resident Sarah Dutton knew the destruction w…
If you’ve got old computers, televisions, paint, pesticides and cleaning supplies scattered around your home and garage, now’s the time to gat…
As mother and daughter Pauline and Judy Gordon enjoyed their pork chops, green beans, mashed potatoes, salad, rolls and dessert at Open Door C…
This just might be one of the hardest stories I have ever tried to write. I want to hit all the high spots while saying the right words at jus…
The Bland County Administration office is closed until Monday, Aug. 23, because staff members have been exposed to Covid. The office closed Mo…
Mike Reed found a killer campsite in the Giles County national forest.
Local public safety and emergency workers are mourning the death of longtime public servant, Ikey Davidson, who died Saturday.
Members of Paul Looney’s flock at Bastian Union Church know their pastor is rejoicing in the arms of the Lord, but still they mourn for Looney…
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…
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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.
