Top Story Wythe man convicted of trying to kill officers By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff Sep 14, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Ricky Delk Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By JEFFREY SIMMONS | Staff A former cop and solider who ambushed and shot three deputies last summer will spend more than two decades in prison for his crimes.kAm#:4<J |25:D@? s6=<[ ca[ A=62565 8F:=EJ @? %F6D52J >@C?:?8 E@ `f 76=@?:6D – :?4=F5:?8 2EE6>AE65 >FC56C @7 2 A@=:46 @77:46C \\ DE6>>:?8 7C@> E96 yF=J f[ a_a_[ D9@@E:?8 @77 (9:AA@@CH:== #@25 :? 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New attorney is representing Wolfe as case moves forward The criminal case against Robert Nolan Wolfe, 50, of Marion, is continuing to make its way through the court system.
Top Smyth DAR essay wins state competition These 250 years later, the signers of this country’s Declaration of Independence would likely be proud of multiple Smyth County students, who …
Work on Exit 39 truck stop expected to move more quickly now The developer of a truck stop planned for a site at Interstate 81’s Exit 39 expects that ground will be broken later this year.
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Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
AP Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
