Curtis to serve 20 years for her role in Smyth County home invasion, murder case

Http - Sat Nov 07

Taking the witness stand Friday, Connie Brown turned to face the defendant she had not seen in the early morning hours of Dec.

Emory & Henry tutor wants kids to know books are not boring

Http - Thu Nov 05

Emory & Henry freshman Anthony Jones said reading to kids at Meadowview Elementary School benefits him now in the same way he benefited from being read to as a child.

Club grows membership bucking national trend

SmythNews.com - Fri Oct 30

Outside of work and school, days have become packed full of online time, Facebook, Twitter and even addicting television series.

H1N1 clinics deemed success

Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Thu Oct 29

TAZEWELL, Va. - The first round of H1N1 school vaccination clinics in Southwest Virginia are winding down with hundreds of school-aged children now inoculated against swine flu.

Blue Ridge Job Corps celebrates earned respect

SWVA Today - Wed Oct 28

Friday's forecast called for rain, but sun shone abundantly through a deep blue sky on a late-morning gathering in front of the main Blue Ridge Job Corps building.

Stimulus funds come through for bridge work

SmythNews.com - Tue Oct 27

Two bridges carrying motorists across Bear Creek on Route 617, or Flowing Springs Road, and Route 622, or Bear Creek Road, are among the five in Smyth County set for repairs paid for with stimulus dollars.

Blue Ridge Job Corps celebrates earned respect

Clinch Valley News - Tue Oct 27

Friday's forecast called for rain, but sun shone abundantly through a deep blue sky on a late-morning gathering in front of the main Blue Ridge Job Corps building.

The Bristol Blotter

TriCities.com - Sat Oct 24

Bristol Virginia Police Department Oct. 21 * Someone slashed the tires on a white Honda at a Portsmouth Avenue apartment complex.

H1N1 Vaccine To Be Made Available In Va. Schools

Http - Thu Oct 15

By next week, consent forms for free H1N1 vaccinations should arrive at homes, crammed into the book bags of Virginia public school students in Bristol, Washington County and Smyth County.

Health Care Reform Critics To Bring Bus Tour To Southwest Virginia

TriCities.com - Wed Oct 14

A group opposed to the current healthcare reform legislation will conduct a bus tour through Southwest Virginia on Thursday.