Roy Evans, the Smyth County Commonwealth’s Attorney, moved to dismiss the charge of involuntary manslaughter in court today against the 14 year old half-brother of Rebecca Wagoner. A judge granted the request as reported here by TriCities.com.
This was a no win situation for any prosecutor. I do wonder why Evans saw […]

Henrico County’s controversy plagued iBook program ended with a stampede and much other near riot acts on Tuesday morning.
For several years, Henrico County had provided all middle and high school students/teachers with an Apple iBook to use in the classroom and for assigments. The program was both praised and ridiculed nationally and […]

In a surprise move at the Tuesday Saltville Town Council meeting outspoken and flamboyant Councilman Stephen Campbell announced his resignation. Campbell has apparently taken a job as a special education teacher in the City of Roanoke and found out that commuting between the two places was too difficult. Campbell was the key organizer […]

Is the Smyth County News & Messenger aware it has a web site? The last article posted to the web site is from July 27. This is a common occurrence with them. The paper publishes twice weekly and is a Media General property—maybe that is the problem.

According to the Thursday edition of the Saltville Progress Engineered Products of Virginia will locate in Saltville’s second shell building. That shell building has been vacant since it was finished in 1998. The company plans to hire 16 people and invest $363,000 and will only use 30% of the 40,000 square feet […]

The Patrick Henry Building, formerly the Old State Library building, opened recently to house the offices of the Virginia Governor and other executive agencies. According to a story from the Richmond Times-Dispatch rats are running rampant in the building. They are leaving “presents” in some high level offices and running off with […]

Smyth County Investigators have shutdown a meth lab in the Sugar Grove area of the County today according to a TriCities.com article. Smyth County has seen a lull in the amount of meth labs being shutdown recently. It is obvious that they’re probably out there, but weren’t being located.
At times Smyth […]

Today I met Ronnie Corvin, the Republican candidate in the Board of Supervisors election for the Chilhowie District of Smyth County. He seems like a very interesting candidate and is concerned about the future of Smyth County and its economy. Corvin is a well known local businessman in Chilhowie. If Republicans pick […]

Rebecca Wagoner, the mother of 5 year old Rebecca Hope Wagoner, who died after being trapped in a washing machine at a laundromat in Chilhowie on June 17, has filed a lawsuit in Smyth County Circuit Court seeking $37 Million in damages. Named in the suit is the machine’s manufacturer Pellerin Milnor Corp and […]

Bob Novak curses and walks off the set in a debate with James Carville. CNN responds by suspending him from network.
Fox News has the right stuff and will ultimately push CNN out of the business I think.