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A Thanksgiving with family gathered around a plump turkey was already tradition for Amine Mohammed El Alami, an immigrant from Morocco.

It was the same old song and dance at Wednesday's meeting of the Wythe County School Board - time to decide on a construction bid and already projected costs were off by millions of dollars.

Instead of cash, a shoplifter steals steaks from a Rural Retreat grocery store. Investigators say a manager at Food Country USA noticed a shopper stuffing packs of steaks into his clothes.

Elizabeth LaPrelle sings like mountain springs flow. Clear. Refreshing. Beautiful. Behold voices from the mountains.

Ellen Leary is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail.

J.I. Burton 38, Thomas Walker 14 Shelby Valley 59, Appalachia 6 Twin Springs 28, Castlewood 27 Abingdon 14, Virginia High 7 George Wythe 30, Rural Retreat 21 Patrick Henry 45, Northwood 20 Chilhowie 22, Holston ...

His greatest accomplishment to date has been becoming materials manager of a major wheel company, and he attributes his success to his hard work.

For nearly every summer of my life, I have gone to a remote alcove of the Shenandoah Valley to live in a close, loving community, where hugs abound, intellect evolves and open-mindedness is rampant.

Bill Weisiger, member of Wytheville's Town Council and the public works committee, informed council that Smyth and Pulaski county governments have expressed interest in participating in a regional water study.

For the stars of traditional folk music, schooling might be a distant luxury. They learn by doing, learn by watching, learn by instinct.

Blacksburg Parks and Recreation. Registration is now underway for the excursion on Wednesday, July 9th.

The Presbyterian Home of the Highlands, Inc., is hosting the Molly Copes' "Back to the Mountains" storytelling festival on June 6-7. The fundraising event is being held at the 89-acre campus at Wytheville, 425 ...

June 4, 2008 DEQ investigates fish kill at Rural Retreat Lake in Wythe County The Department of Environmental Quality is investigating a fish kill at Rural Retreat Lake in Wythe County.

April 21, 2008 Parents up in arms about BB gun at Rural Retreat Elementary School Parents were on edge when they learned about a gun found in a Wythe County school. via WDBJ7

"I heard someone say the other day,' a scar never goes away,' and clearly that is a scar that will never go away."

Although Wednesday marked a somber day for the campus of Virginia Tech, Rodd Hall seemed remarkably strong. via Http

"The purpose of this 2750-acre prescribed fire is to return fire to the landscape, reduce forest fuel loading, improve wildlife habitat, encourage oak regeneration, and restore table mountain pine"

If you're wondering about the smoke wafting into Wythe County on Thursday you're probably not alone. via WSLS