Wythe native one of eight Virginia Women in History honorees BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Mar 17, 2017 Mar 17, 2017 Updated May 7, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rural Retreat native Doris Crouse-Mays has been named as one of eight 2017 Virginia Women in History honorees.kAm%96 {:3C2CJ @7 ':C8:?:2 AC@8C2> C64@8?:K6D E96 249:6G6>6?ED @7 H@>6?[ A2DE 2?5 AC6D6?E[ H9@ 92G6 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E96 DE2E6’D 9:DE@CJ]k^AmkAmx? 255:E:@? E@ 2 46C6>@?J 2E E96 {:3C2CJ @7 ':C8:?:2 :? #:49>@?5 =2E6C E9:D >@?E9[ rC@FD6\|2JD H:== 36 9@?@C65 :? #FC2= #6EC62E @? uC:52J[ |2C49 ac[ 2E f A]>] 2E E96 vC246 {FE96C2? r9FC49] p5>:DD:@? :D 7C66]k^AmkAmx? a__e[ rC@FD6\|2JD 3642>6 E96 7:CDE H@>2? E@ 9@=5 6I64FE:G6 @77:46 :? E96 ':C8:?:2 pu{\rx~ Wp>6C:42? u656C2= @7 {23@C 2?5 r@?8C6DD @7 x?5FDEC:2= ~C82?:K2E:@?DX H96? 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