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Jury recommends life sentences for Floyd County man

Jury recommends life sentences for Floyd County man

Charges stem from 2019 record meth seizure in Floyd County   WYTHE – The two-year, multijurisdictional investigation that netted record seizures of methamphetamine, along with cocaine, fentanyl, illegal…

Radford defendant, Riding, plea agreement accepted

Radford defendant, Riding, plea agreement accepted

The message below is from the Radford City Circuit Court concerning a plea agreement in a case we recently reported on.     At 9:00 a.m. today in…

Please bring Heather Anne home

By WILLIAM PAINE william.paine@southwesttimes.com Wendy Schleich has recently experienced the heartbreak of losing her mother, Heather Anne Schleich, to cancer. Heather Anne passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, at…

Local musicians launch album

Local musicians launch album

By WILLIAM PAINE william.paine@southwesttimes.com Gate 10, a homegrown six-piece bluegrass band, celebrated the release of their debut album entitled “Play Another Round” by performing at the Floyd Country…

Family Fun Festival to be held at NRCC

By DAVID GRAVELY editor@southwesttimes.com A free Family Fun Festival will be held at New River Community College in Dublin Saturday, Feb. 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.…

Fine Arts Center hosts art awards

Fine Arts Center hosts art awards

By WILLIAM PAINE william.paine@southwesttimes.com As they’ve done for more than 20 years, the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley hosted the art portion of the regional…

Supervisors support plans to transform vacant school building

By WILLIAM PAINE william.paine@southwesttimes.com The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors began this week’s meeting with County Clerk Ashley Edmonds and her mother Kim Edmonds giving a presentation honoring…

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Sports

Lady Cougars are Region 4D Champions

Lady Cougars are Region 4D Champions

By DAVID GRAVELY sports@southwesttimes.com   The Lady Cougar basketball team traveled to Lynchburg Friday in…

Lady Cougar stats impressive despite youth

Lady Cougar stats impressive despite youth

By DAVID GRAVELY sports@southwesttimes.com   To say that the Lady Cougar basketball program has seen…

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Jackson Park’s light display

From one end to the other, Jackson Park is all aglow, decked out with a sizable drapery of tree lights greeting passersby on First Street. But this…

Chamber meets at historical site

Draper is a small town with a railroad and ties to the Baltimore Road that carried many travelers from north to south and south to north. The…

Obituaries

Jackie ‘Jack’ Stewart

Aug. 3, 1941-Feb. 24, 2020      Jack Stewart went home to be with the Lord and join his wife Feb.24, 2020. He was 78 years old.…

Bill Leon Akers

June 29, 1953 February 21, 2020 Bill Leon Akers, 66, of Parrott, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020. He was a member of Belspring United Methodist Church…