wythe County zoo claims APCo line would harm animals, kill business - WSLS.com
25 May 2012, 5:59 pm
They are often dubbed the "zoo with the view," according to staff members at Fort Chiswell Animal Park in wythe County. "It's very scenic, it's a very natural setting," says Heidi Crosky, a guide at the animal park. But Crosky says if ...

Michael Paul Williams: Lawyer helps homeless teens defy odds - Richmond Times-Dispatch
24 May 2012, 10:46 pm
Then, they headed to Willow Lawn for white ballet flats, a necklace and earrings. Harper would be the seventh homeless George wythe High School senior outfitted by Abbott. The Hunton & Williams attorney sprang into action after being told by ...

Brooklyn Breeds a New Hotelier - New York Times
23 May 2012, 2:19 pm
And now there’s the new wythe Hotel a mile north, to further his cause. “We have relationships with everyone from our sheep farmers to our coffee roasters,” Mr. Tarlow was saying the other day as he looked in on his three traditionally ...

PREP BASEBALL: Holston survives for semifinal win over George wythe - TriCities.com
23 May 2012, 1:55 am
EMORY, Va. – Devin Keith didn’t get home until late Monday night. He got started early Tuesday afternoon. Keith had two clutch hits as Holston survived for a wild 14-11 win over George wythe in the completion of a Hogoheegee District ...

wythe County wins US OK to exit Voting Rights Act - WXII 12
18 May 2012, 7:59 am
A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three political subdivisions from a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The agreement ...

PREP BASEBALL: George wythe flips the script - TriCities.com
18 May 2012, 3:12 am
George wythe High School’s baseball team was a consensus pick for one position in the Hogoheegee District preseason coaches’ poll. Dead last. “Definitely nobody gave us a chance,” said GW head coach Jerad Ward. After struggling early ...

Now Reading | ‘Foodieodicals’ - New York Times Blogs
15 May 2012, 1:17 pm
Earlier this month, the first Food Book Fair was held at the wythe Hotel, Brooklyn’s new epicurean hostelry, in Williamsburg. The event was made up of many appetizing programs, from a panel discussion on “Food Porn” to a smashingly twee ...

New York Opening: wythe Hotel - Blackbookmag.com
11 May 2012, 4:49 pm
A new book by Jack Hitt tipped me off to an anecdote from 1778, wherein Ben Franklin visits the palace of Louis XVI to ask for support for the Revolutionary Army. He shows up at the gates wearing not the powdered wig and frilly sleeves customary to ...

wythe, Bland teachers of the year recognized - WSLS.com
11 May 2012, 3:02 pm
Two elementary school teachers have been selected to receive the wytheville-wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Kristen H. Williams, of Max Meadows Elementary School, is the Chamber’s wythe County ...

Artist Tom Acosta came home to fight poverty in Appalachia - Washington Times
11 May 2012, 1:50 pm
wythe COUNTY, Va., May 11, 2012 — Tom Acosta, a Welch, W.Va. artist and native, is anything but your typical “hillbilly.” A successful artist with a standing exhibit at The Greenbrier, he has come back to McDowell County to see what he can ...