The Wythe-Bland Foundation has announced its grant recipients for this year. The foundation offered 40 grants totaling $3,068,850 to various nonprofit organizations in Wythe and Bland Counties.
Five years after a Tazewell County man seemingly vanished at the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Area just inside of Smyth County, investigators and family members are still hoping for the lead that will help uncover his fate.
Some people hunt deer, turkeys and rabbits.
It’s going to be a buckin’ good time at the Appalachian Regional Exposition Center this weekend when the Rodeo Extravaganza for St. Jude in Honor of Reed Lawson comes to town for the fourth year in a row.
A local artist recently took home the top prize in the Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show. Ken Johnson’s painting, “The Farmer and the Balloon,” was named Best in Show. The oil painting, in Johnson’s signature early Americana style, depicts a stars-and-stripes hot air balloon w…
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are those who have put up square bales and then there are those who have listened to those who have put up square bales complain about how hard it is. You know why they say that? Because it’s true. Like a lot of things “they” say, it’s entir…
Rock ‘n’ Roll comes to Bland County Saturday, Aug. 6, when the Fair Sideshow arrives at the fairgrounds. The Sideshow is a ramped-up version of a similar concert in February at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre that took audience members back in time when homegrown bands were the rage and ke…
The Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on private property in Bland County. The crash occurred at 11:28 a.m. Friday (Aug. 26, 2022) in the 100 block of Bobwhite Lane.
Bland County Fair will welcome visitors starting tomorrow for a three-day event featuring games and competitions, indoor exhibits, music, animal shows, a rodeo and more.
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are those who have put up square bales and then there are those who have listened to those who have put up square bales complain about how hard it is. You know why they say that? Because it’s true. Like a lot of things “they” say, it’s entir…
Rock ‘n’ Roll comes to Bland County Saturday, Aug. 6, when the Fair Sideshow arrives at the fairgrounds. The Sideshow is a ramped-up version of a similar concert in February at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre that took audience members back in time when homegrown bands were the rage and ke…
Throughout the rest of July and into August, Pack the Bus school supply drives will be set up throughout Bland County, culminating in a free community event where the supplies will be distributed.
At 9:30 a.m. on July 18, 1972, Wythe County Rescue Squad members wheeled Emma Lee Padgett into Wythe County Community Hospital, which officially opened that day. She was the first of 17 patients transferred to the hospital from the Chitwood Memorial Hospital on Main Street.
Jacob “Jake” Watters sat with his family and girlfriend in his grandfather’s Rocky Gap living room Monday, trying to stay calm and keep his nerves in check; like a wild pitch, they were all over the place. On the television streamed the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, and Watters was in…
As fuel prices soared across the country, law enforcement and other emergency services in the region are eyeing their budgets and looking at ways to cut costs without rolling back services.
On hot summer days, an ice-filled drink seems to be just what the doctor ordered. However, health experts want to help folks make sure that not too many of those icy beverages are filled with sugar.
It’s only fitting that Jennifer Williams Atwell was born on Wytheville’s Main Street inside the Chitwood Memorial Clinic because for more than three decades she has been one of the area’s biggest cheerleaders, helping area business owners feel at home and prosper here.
Got some stuff to sell? Looking for that one-of-a-kind treasure? The annual 3-Day Road Market, set for July 29-31, is the place for you!
After several years of study, the Virginia Department of Transportation has decided on a plan for improvements to the Exit 77 interchange areas on Interstate 81.
J.D. Bolt has had a distinguished career as an attorney and now General District Court judge. But he also has a distinction that not many people know about: he was one of the first people to travel through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, which celebrated its 50th anniversary on Wednesday.
Downtown Wytheville’s July 4 Celebration on Monday promises something for everyone. There will be live music throughout the day, along with craft vendors, local craft beer, ax throwing, a Cruise-In on Main Street and, of course, fireworks. For the kids, there will be inflatables at First Com…
Formato Fine Arts will host “Faces of Appalachia,” an art show that celebrates the unique and diverse culture of the Appalachian Mountains on Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m. at the gallery, 100 W. Main St., Wytheville.
Thirteen-year-old Wytheville native Jaelyn Taylor is excited to open the evening performances of this year’s Chautauqua Festival. Her band, Jaelyn Taylor and 21 South, won the recent Brews and Bands competition, earning the band a spot in the festival lineup. The band takes the stage 6:30 p.…
Chautauqua is back with its pre-pandemic fun: nine days of music, arts, crafts, creative writing, photographs, hot air balloons, yummy food and more.
A group of individuals took to the street May 26 to call attention to mental health and persuade Virginia legislators to increase funding for mental health. The event on May 26 was sponsored by Virginia Organizing, a grassroots social justice organization whose top priorities are mental heal…