Centerpiece Top Story Diesel costs force Smyth schools to review bus use SPorter Oct 22, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 SPorter Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SPorter The cost of diesel is forcing the Smyth County School Board to examine its routes and look at ways to curb fuel use.kAm{2DE H66<[ sC] qC25 w282[ DFA6C:?E6?56?E[ E@=5 E96 $49@@= q@2C5 E92E E96 D49@@= DJDE6> 92D 2=C625J DA6?E Sb`[___ >@C6 E92? =2DE J62C @? 5:6D6=] pE E9:D A@:?E[ E9C66\2?5\2\92=7 >@?E9D :?E@ E96 ?6H 7:D42= J62C[ E92E’D e_T @G6C =2DE J62C’D DA6?5:?8]k^AmkAmw282 42FE:@?65 E96 $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36CD E92E E@F89 42==D H:== 92G6 E@ 36 >256] %96 D49@@= DJDE6> :D 2F5:E:?8 :ED C@FE6D 2?5 H:== =:<6=J 25;FDE D@>6] “(6 42??@E DFDE2:? E96D6 AC:46D 7@C 2 7F== D49@@= J62C[” w282 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286 7@C @?6 82==@? @7 5:6D6= :D CF??:?8 7C@> Se]`g E@ Se]ba] !C:46D 42? 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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…
Loved ones of people lost to addiction urged to take part in Remembering Our Neighbors Lives have been lost throughout Smyth County to substance use disorder. A new initiative wants to help the community see the faces and names o…
Smyth officials honor American Legion leader for speaking up When the Stanley family decided they needed to find a way to once again access running water after Hurricane Helene irrevocably altered their …
Crunch Time: Local farms help Smyth schools celebrate Farm to School program Last Friday, students and staff were treated to hamburgers made with local beef as two farms helped Smyth County celebrate Farm to School Week.
