Washington County, VA

ABINGDON, Va. — Washington County’s Old Landfill and C.C. Porter Animal Shelter will be closed today. The closings are due to repaving of the access road to the sites, according to a news release. They are slated to reopen at 8 a.m. Friday.

» What: Rodeo in the Valley starts at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening each night (Friday and Saturday) at 5:30 p.m. » Where: Entrances are at 11100 Reedy Creek Road and 12095 Rocky Hill Road. The entrance is called Rodeo Road. » How Much: Tickets are $15 and are for sale at the...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. — The News 5 WCYB Fugitive File is a partnership between the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Service in Abingdon. We hope the community can help authorities locate the individuals identified in this series. Authorities are searching for Adrienne Danielle Combs as part of...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — An organization dedicated to helping children who have been abused or neglected is in need of volunteers. News 5 has learned the number of children needing an advocate has doubled in one year in at least one locality. Child advocacy organization CASA provides court-appointed special...

EMORY, Va. — Perhaps nothing is sweeter than the old-fashioned ice cream suppers that used to be held on Saturday evenings on the grounds of the former Smyth Chapel in Emory. It’s often said history has a way of repeating itself. Another ice cream supper is planned in the Emory...

“Wandering Around Washington” is a regular, exclusive column from Joe Tennis highlighting the untold stories in the county, direct from the people who live and work here. Watch for him to wander into shops, restaurants and parks to bring you the gab and gossip — only in the Washington County News.

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Going out with gold was the most fitting and fond farewell for the Patrick Henry High School marvel known as Iron Maiden. Tireless, tough and tenacious senior Ella Maiden of PH closed out a remarkable high school career with a performance more remarkable than usual at Friday’s VHSL Class 1 state track and field championships at James Madison University.

ABINGDON, Va. — When you can’t come to the library, maybe the library can come to you. That’s the idea behind a summer outreach program that’s serving as many as 300 children in Washington County. Pattie Morrell-Lamie, outreach coordinator at Washington County Public Library, said there are many children in...

“Wandering Around Washington” is a regular, exclusive column from Joe Tennis highlighting the untold stories in the county, direct from the people who live and work here. Watch for him to wander into shops, restaurants and parks to bring you the gab and gossip — only in the Washington County News.

Kendra Hayden began helping work to bring the Speyside Bourbon cooperage and stave mill to Smyth and Washington counties when the project was just a possibility. After she toured the stave mill, watched employees working on the lines, and helped celebrate its first year plus of operations Thursday, Hayden, Smyth County’s economic development assistant, reflected on seeing a project from prospect to fruition.

ABINGDON, Va. — A nationally recognized genealogist and host of the PBS program “Genealogy Roadshow” will be the keynote speaker for a virtual conference on African Americans in Washington County, Virginia. Hosted by the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, the virtual conference is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5:30...

ABINGDON, Va. — Brad Nelms won a special-exception permit at last Tuesday’s Washington County Board of Supervisors meeting to host the “Rodeo in the Valley” series this summer off Reedy Creek Road. Nelms, 42, a rodeo producer, had been turned down for the permit at two meetings prior to his...

ABINGDON, Va. — BurWil Construction has won a contract for design and engineering of the reconstruction and expansion of the historic Washington County Courthouse in Abingdon. BurWil’s contract is worth $1.14 million, said Washington County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dwayne Ball. “We’re basically paying for architecture and engineers to draw...

ABINGDON, Va. — When you can’t come to the library, maybe the library can come to you. That’s the idea behind a summer outreach program that’s serving as many as 300 children in Washington County. Pattie Morrell-Lamie, outreach coordinator at Washington County Public Library, said there are many children in...

ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The Commonwealth of Virginia now recognizes June 19 as a holiday, known as Juneteenth, that celebrates the emancipation of slavery in the United States. The town of Abingdon is celebrating this year with a virtual conference, that will explore new ways to find lost ancestors with...

ABINGDON, Va. — An Abingdon man faces charges in Washington County after deputies found a woman bound with duct tape on Friday. Jeffrey Hugh Curtis, 60, has been charged with abduction, domestic assault, interfering with a 911 call and two warrants from Bristol, Virginia, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, deputies went to an apartment on Lee Highway to check on a woman who could be in danger. A neighbor and a deputy heard noises and attempted to contact those inside.

ABINGDON, Va. — Burwil Construction has won a contract for design and engineering of the reconstruction and expansion of the historic Washington County Courthouse in Abingdon. Burwil’s contract is worth $1.14 million, said Washington County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dwayne Ball. “… We’re basically paying for architecture and engineers to...