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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…
