Top Story Smyth supervisors express their support for 2A rights, oppose VMI changes SPorter Feb 19, 2026 Feb 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last Thursday evening, the Smyth County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed their commitment to protecting citizens’ Second Amendment rights.kAm$FA6CG:D@C #:4< q:==:?8D 3C@F89E E96 >2EE6C 367@C6 9:D A66CD[ D2J:?8 2 4:E:K6? 925 2D<65 E92E E96 DFA6CG:D@CD C6G:6H E96 >2EE6C 2?5 E2<6 24E:@? E@ D9@H E96J DE:== DFAA@CE E96 C:89E @7 E96 A6@A=6 “…E@ <66A 2?5 362C 2C>D…” 2D D6E 7@CE9 :? E96 D64@?5 2>6?5>6?E E@ E96 &]$] r@?DE:EFE:@? 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Smyth County's Val Mutter: An Unsung Legal Hero Val Mutter serves as a linchpin in Smyth County’s public safety and justice systems. Police officers investigating crimes and attorneys, clerk…
Marion OKs adding fee to delinquent taxes to help collect them The Town of Marion is taking a more aggressive approach to collecting taxes it’s owed.
Leaked memo: New Virginia corrections director replaces six senior officials Among the appointments are new acting wardens of River North Correctional Center, where an inmate attacked and killed a corrections officer last year.
Smyth supervisors oppose redistricting that weakens rural, conservative areas Last Thursday, the Smyth County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution opposing any Congressional redistricting plan that “thre…
