Multi-Agency Criminal Investigation Leads to Search Warrants in Scott, Southwest Virginia
Multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies executed 24 search warrants last Thursday afternoon in nine southwest Virginia localities including Scott County. The search warrants are part of an extensive, ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of money laundering and illegal narcotic distribution network by retail establishments in Scott, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe counties. No […]
Scott County SWCD Encourages Cost-Share Program
The Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) hosted a gathering event Sept. 21 where thanked area farmers for working alongside them and to help spread the word of their resources and programs. The SCSWCD’s Farmers, Friends and Conservation Partners Gathering was held at the Scott County Career and Technical Center and also included presentations from other agriculturally based […]
65th Anniversary
Scott County Lifesaving Crew celebrated its 65th anniversary Sept. 19. Members joined together to preserve the occasion by wearing different crew uniforms and duty shirts from over the years. SCLSC was officially chartered on Sept. 19, 1958. The organization has provided a great service to our community and we salute them.
Visitor Spending Reached $1.2 Billion in Southwest Virginia in 2022
Visitor spending in Southwest Virginia reached $1.2 billion, a nearly 10 percent change over 2021. Tourism supported jobs in Southwest Virginia totaled 11,499 while local tourism-related taxes were $59.5 million. According to the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC), tourism in Virginia generated $30.3 billion in visitor spending in 2022, an increase of 20.3 percent from 2021, exceeding 2019 levels by 4.4 […]
America 250
Scott County’s 250 Commission in partnership with the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association and Natural Tunnel State Park hosted a colonial tea Sunday afternoon at the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center in Duffield. The event was held to honor of the first Boston Tea Party which set in motion events that resulted in the American Revolution. Renowned historian and […]
Bristol Man Pleads to Meth Charges
A Bristol man, who possessed approximately 100 firearms while conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, pled guilty last week in U.S. District Court. Zachary Stout, 26, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and […]
School Board Increases Coaches Pay to Remain Competitive
At the September meeting of the Scott County School Board, the board approved increases to coaching supplements after nearly a decade of flat rates in order to stay competitive with surrounding counties who have implemented similar increases. The changes that were approved totals several hundred thousand in additional pay to county coaches. The approval was made just days before the […]
Griffith Staff to Hold Office Hours
Representatives from Rep. Morgan Griffith’s district office will hold office hours Wednesday, Oct. 11 in Gate City and Southwest Virginia. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and nine independent cities in the Ninth District. They will meet constituents Oct. 11, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the second-floor board room […]
