Centerpiece Top Story With second grant, next steps for Salt Trail can get underway SPorter Feb 16, 2026 Feb 16, 2026 0 Councilman John Carter showed his peers the type of sign that will be used to add more closely spaced markers on the Salt Trail. SPorter Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SPorter Tuesday evening, Saltville’s town council celebrated the news that the work to enhance the Salt Trail just got another funding boost.kAmt2C=:6C E9:D >@?E9[ E96 DE2E6 %@3244@ r@>>:DD:@? 2H2C565 Sc_[___ E@ $>JE9 r@F?EJ E@ F?56CE2<6 2 >2DE6C A=2? 7@C E96 g]d\>:=6 EC2:=] %9:D H66<[ ?6HD 42>6 E92E E96 (6==DAC:?8 u@F?52E:@? @7 $@FE9H6DE ':C8:?:2 2H2C565 2?@E96C Sc_[___ 8C2?E 7@C E96 >2DE6C A=2?] k^AmkAmp>2?52 {:G:?8DE@?[ $>JE9 r@F?EJ %@FC:D> pDD@4:2E:@? 5:C64E@C 2?5 =625:?8 AC@;64E 4@@C5:?2E@C[ D2:5[ H:E9 E9:D 8C2?E E96 H@C< :D C625J E@ >@G6 7@CH2C5]k^Am kAm“(6 92G6 `__T 7F?5:?8 7@C E96 A=2??:?8 A92D6[ 2?5 H6 2C6 H@C<:?8 @? 2? #u! ,#6BF6DE 7@C !C@A@D2=D. 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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…
