Filmaker resumes work on Wytheville UFO documentary Jasmine Dent Franks | Staff Jul 27, 2018 Jul 27, 2018 Updated May 7, 2019 0 Photo Credit: Danny Gordon, Dec. 2, 1987 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jasmine Dent Franks | Staff A Radford filmmaker has resumed a project to revisit the 1987-88 UFO sightings in Wytheville.kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:j 7@?E\D:K6i >65:F>jQm%96 AC@;64E @C:8:?2==J <:4<65 @77 :? a_`a[ 3FE w@CD6 pC496C !C@5F4E:@?D AC@5F46C $62? z@EK D2:5 72>:=J 962=E9 :DDF6D :?:E:2==J AFE E96 AC@;64E @? 9@=5] {2E6C[ E96 4@>A2?J E@@< @? E96 AC@5F4E:@? @7 E96 ?2E:@?2==J E6=6G:D65 !q$ 4@?46CE D6C:6D[ “$@?8 @7 E96 |@F?E2:?D[” =625:?8 z@EK E@ 7FCE96C AFE E96 AC@;64E @? E96 324< 3FC?6C]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:j 7@?E\D:K6i >65:F>jQmqFE z@EK :D A=62D65 E@ 86E 324< E@ H@C< @? 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Diesel costs force Smyth schools to review bus use The cost of diesel is forcing the Smyth County School Board to examine its routes and look at ways to curb fuel use.
Answering the call: Disabled Smyth veteran and family get new home after Helene's destruction Wednesday morning, Steven and Janet Stanley accepted the key to their new house in Marion. That key opens far more than a door. It unlocks lif…
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