Centerpiece Top Story Man who escaped in Marion has history of escapes, assaults SPorter Apr 20, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Richard Wilson Garrett SPorter Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SPorter A man who has a history of escaping custody did so again Tuesday afternoon in Marion.kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 |2C:@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E[ #:492C5 (:=D@? v2CC6EE[ d`[ H2D C646:G:?8 42C6 2E 2 56?E2= AC24E:46 @? !2C< q@F=6G2C5 ?62C E96 t>@CJ U2>Aj w6?CJ $49@@= @7 w62=E9 $4:6?46D 42>AFD H96? 96 6D42A65]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ |2C:@? !@=:46 r9:67 z6G:? %6DE6C>2?[ v2CC6EE :D 2 $@FE9H6DE6C? ':C8:?:2 |6?E2= w62=E9 x?DE:EFE6 A2E:6?E H:E9 AC6G:@FD 2DD2F=E 2?5 6D42A6 492C86D]k^AmkAm%96 2C62 2C@F?5 E96 56?E2= @77:46 H2D A=2465 @? 2 3C:67 =@4<5@H?] w@H6G6C[ >F=E:A=6 286?4:6D 2DD:DE65 H:E9 E96 D62C49[ 2?5 v2CC6EE H2D C642AEFC65 2E D9@CE=J 27E6C aib_ A]>]k^Am People are also reading… Smyth wildfire covered 23 acres Marion man found guilty of assaulting town employee Former Lt. Gov. 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Smyth wildfire covered 23 acres A discarded cigarette caused a fire that burned 23 acres, a vehicle and two structures (not homes).
Marion man found guilty of assaulting town employee Last summer, when his Henry Street property was being abated by the Town of Marion, Danny Parks was accused of assaulting a town employee. Las…
Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot wife before taking own life, police say A Northern Virginia dentist and former lieutenant governor are dead after a shooting authorities call a murder-suicide. Their son placed the 9…
Marion's fire-EMS chief is leaving Marion to serve the Commonwealth Rusty Hamm began caring for the people of Marion and Smyth County when he was 16 years old and volunteered to serve with the fire department a…
Smyth supervisors honor emergency dispatchers Emergencies can occur at any moment. Often the first people who those in crisis talk to are emergency dispatchers. They are the ones who direc…