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Man in custody after pursuit of a stolen Henry County ambulance ends in Patrick County The ambulance reached up to 120 mph during the chase Published:  Tags:  Stolen ambulance pursuit that started in Henry County ended in Patrick County on April 16, 2021 (BTW21) PATRICK COUNTY, Va. – A man is in custody after stealing an ambulance, leading to a pursuit over county lines Friday morning. At about 11:12 a.m., Henry County Sheriff Lane Perry said deputies were responding to a crash in Bassett i...

Husband allegedly accidently shot his wife in Patrick County, authorities say The wife was airlifted to Roanoke Carilion Medical Center Published:  Tags:  PATRICK COUNTY, Va, – A woman is in the hospital after her husband shot her in their home Tuesday morning, according to the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and medical crews responded to a house on Union Church Road in Ferrum for reports of an alleged gunshot victim. When first responders arrived at the house, authorities said...

Holly Kozelsky The prom must go on – even if it means crossing the state line to make it possible. And that’s what groups of parents and other volunteers are doing for this year’s high school juniors and seniors. Virginia pandemic restrictions still don’t allow indoor gatherings big enough for proms, but North Carolina’s do. The first of the parent-led proms, not affiliated with any school, is the prom for Patrick County students. It will be Saturday at Luna...

Enjoying the Simple Life in Patrick County, Virginia One place that my wife, Fyllis, and I visited promised a “luxury boutique” that has won accolades as among the best resorts in the country. The other invited us to “experience the simple life.” These very different settings stretch along the Virginia–North Carolina border. Together, Patrick County, Virginia, and the Primland resort offer an inviting getaway with an eclectic appeal. Primland combines touches of elegance with a friend...

April 09, 2021 ARARAT, Va. — After months of indecision concerning the fate of Confederate statues taken down last year in Richmond, an answer could come soon for groups wanting to acquire them for placement in new homes. This includes a large bronze likeness of Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart sought for a location in his native Patrick County not far from Mount Airy. “We know how to get it done and we think we have the finances to make it happen,” Tom Bishop of the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Prese...

Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and, for many, the unofficial start of spring. It will still be an unusual Opening Day — only the Texas Rangers, playing at home in a state that values personal liberty over public safety, will allow full capacity. Most will allow only 20% to 30% of the seats to be occupied. The Toronto Blue Jays can’t even play at home. Last year they were effectively the Buffalo Blue Jays. This year they’ll play their first two homestands at Dunedi...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The Virginia city of Roanoke banned guns from municipal buildings, parks and other property Monday – including a major regional event venue that hosts multiple gun shows each year. The Democrat-controlled council voted 6-1 in favor of the ban. The Berglund Center, which normally hosts multiple gun shows a year, in addition to other big events, will still be allowed to host firearms expos that have already been con...

SUMMARY The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was the most popular of United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, even winning the endorsement of Virginia’s conservative U.S. senator Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (While Byrd was a fellow Democrat, he advocated a small federal government that did not spend ahead of means or interfere in state affairs.) Designed to alleviate the widespread unemployment caused by the Great Depression, the CCC recruited unmarried, unemployed y...

If there is such a place as Canine Heaven, Brownie appeared to be there. The Beagle-Chihuahua mix from Claudville, Virginia, scampered happily around a large fenced-in area at the Rotary Pup Dog Park in Mount Airy Wednesday afternoon. At times, Brownie was proving to be more than a handful for the person at the end of its leash, Andrew Hill, 11, to restrain. After all, the spacious grounds along the Emily B. Taylor Greenway behind the Lowes Foods shopping center were offering not only room to r...

New BBB report shows 25% increase in scams due to pandemic Annual Scam Tracker risk report reveals 1 in 2 reported scams noted financial loss Updated:  Tags:  More than 46,000 scams nationwide were reported to the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker in 2020. At the end of the year, the BBB looks at the numbers, amount of money lost, types of scams and more to find new trends. This year, the annual risk report shows trends influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic is the perfect st...