Smyth County

Fireworks are a popular Fourth of July tradition in Marion, and this year the Smyth County town is hoping residents will help to cover the cost. Faced with rising expenses and dwindling dollars, leaders say the town cannot shoulder the entire cost...

Communities across Virginia are preparing to observe Memorial Day, and Smyth County is recognizing its veterans with a unique display.   American flags and white crosses fill the lawn of the Smyth County Courthouse. The Veterans of Foreign Wars placed...

If you're a soldier living in Smyth County, Virginia you could win a free wedding. A business in Marion Virginia is giving it away.    There are some exceptions, though.    You must be from or currently live in Smyth County.   You have to be...

A police chase in Smyth County on Tuesday afternoon involving a 16-year-old wanted for questioning by the Connecticut State Police resulted in an arrest and a felony charge. According to a news release, a Wythe County deputy patrolling the Rural Retreat...

10 a.m. UPDATE: 1,262 CVEC members remain without power. ============================ 9 a.m. UPDATE: Around 3,600 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members are without power from Wednesday's storms. There is a downed wire affecting the Piney...

2:25 p.m. update: There are about Appalachian Power 95,000 customers without power. -------------------------------- Noon update: There are still 107,000 Appalachian Power customers without power in Virginia. Appalachian Power says the outages...

Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...

Three volunteer firefighters were injured after a debris pile exploded during a high school bonfire in Marion, Virginia Thursday evening, Authorities say students and supporters had gathered for the annual homecoming bonfire. The firefighters who were...

The operators of a now-closed residential treatment center in southwest Virginia have agreed to a $6.85 million settlement with the state and federal governments over alleged substandard psychiatric treatment for adolescents. The Justice Department...

According to VDOT, the congestion has cleared. ----------------- According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the backup is now at 1.5 miles. ----------------- According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, there is a five-mile...

Blacksburg Police are trying to track down two West Virginia men who are accused of targeting elderly people in a tree service scam. Investigators say Shane McCoy and Frank Stanley of Princeton, West Virginia conned two older people into writing them...