The 2024 General Election will be held on Nov. 5. You can find results for Wythe County here.

No injuries were reported after a small plane crash in Rural Retreat Sunday Morning, according to the manager of Mountain Empire Airport.

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A church in Rural Retreat just received national recognition for their work to help families through a program called CarePortal.

A 20-year-old Rural Retreat man who was found guilty of first-degree murder in a 2020 shooting was sentenced on Thursday.

The Tigers rallied and roared back to win this one, 30-15.

A family in Rural Retreat is making a call for help after someone picked up their hunting dog and removed his tracking collar, during a youth hunting tournament.

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The Eastern Montogmery Mustangs hosted the Rural Retreat Indians on Friday in a 1A matchup.

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A 20-year-old man from Rural Retreat was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting in 2020, according to Wythe County Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Jones.

A man is behind bars and has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in Wythe County Friday, according to the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office.

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You may see or smell smoke in parts of the area due to these burns

As COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases rise in the area, Ballad Health has announced that it will be postponing all elective overnight surgeries starting Monday, Aug. 16.

MAX MEADOWS, Va. – Fort Chiswell may have struck first but that didn’t keep Rural Retreat down. The Rural Retreat Indians took down the Fort Chiswell Pioneers on Monday night, 21-14.

SALEM, Va. – Salem Civic Center will be the epicenter of VHSL State wrestling championships for the next 3 days. The Golden Wave advanced 9 wrestlers into Finals matches, resulting in 6 first place wins. Galax had an individual champion in Brender Rojas at the 285 pound weight class. Down in Virginia Beach at the Class 4 championships, Amherst County finished 4th as a team. The Lancers had an individual winner at the 182 weight class in Kaine Morris.

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WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – A vehicle fire caused a backup in Wythe County on Tuesday night. The fire, at mile marker 63, about 3 miles north of the Rural Retreat exit, closed the northbound right shoulder. As of 11 p.m., the shoulder was still closed. VDOT said traffic was backed up more than seven miles at one point.

Rural Retreat A man is dead after a shooting at a Rural Retreat gas station. According to the Wythe County Sheriffs Office, deputies were called to the Spirit Convenience Store at 6862 West Lee Highway just before midnight Sunday. When they arrived, they found 20-year-old Matthew Blake King of Rural Retreat dead in the parking lot from a gunshot wound. There were witnesses on the scene of the shooting. The suspect was found close to the scene.

Salem, Va. – Southwest Virginia’s top team contender in the class 1 ranks remains Rural Retreat. The Knights Mason Stewart won the 138-pound crown with a 5-2 decision, to help his father’s team to a program best--third place team finish. .I"I feel like most of the people on my team know what to do next year, we’re gonna bring it next year. I think they’re going to know how to overcome that and get in the finals next year," Mason Stewart explained. The Blue Demons won this head to head battle with the Trojans at 120, when Brandon Crowder racked up a 3-0 decision win.

WYTHE COUNTY, Va. - A 28-year-old Wythe County man faces an attempted capital murder charge after taking a deputy's handgun and shooting him, according to the Wythe County Sheriff's Office. On Saturday, at about 2 p.m., the Sheriff's Office received a call about a stolen vehicle in Rural Retreat. The deputy who responded to the call found that the stolen vehicle had hit a tree. The deputy was hit in the holster as he attempted to take cover behind his patrol vehicle, the Sheriff's Office said. Deputies said they received a call regarding a stolen vehicle in the Rural Retreat area around 2 p.m. Saturday.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. - Deputies arrested two men and said they recovered more than $50,000 worth of stolen property over the course of an investigation to take down a theft ring. The investigation into this theft ring will likely continue and more arrests are expected, according to the Grayson County Sheriff's Office. Deputies arrested Michael Phillips, 23, of Sugar Grove, and James Perkins, 42, of Rural Retreat for probation violations. Both were suspects linked to eight break-ins in the Elk Creek and Sugar Grove area. Wythe, Grayson and Smyth county sheriff's offices collaborated on this case.