Tuesday, October 8^th @ Scott Mem:

6:00pm – GAME #1 – Junior Varsity – Wytheville Maroons vs. Jackson Eagles

7:15pm – GAME #2 – Varsity – Max Meadows Pioneers vs. Rural Retreat Indians Orange

 

Saturday, October 12^th @ RRHS

9:00am – GAME #3 – Junior Varsity – Rural Retreat Indians White vs. GAME #1 winner

10:15pm – GAME #4 – Junior Varsity – Wytheville Maroons Silver vs. Bland Co. Bears

11:30am – GAME #5 – Junior Varsity – Max Meadows Pioneers vs. RR Indians Orange

1:00pm – GAME #6 – Junior Varsity – Rural Retreat Indians Black vs. Sheffey Wildcats

2:15pm – GAME #7 – Varsity – Sheffey Wildcats vs. Bland Co. Bears

3:30pm – GAME #8 – Varsity – Wytheville Maroons vs. Rural Retreat Indians White

 

Tuesday, October 15^th @ Scott Mem:

6:00pm – GAME #9 – Varsity – Wytheville Maroons White vs. Wytheville Maroons Silver

7:15pm – GAME #10 – Varsity – Jackson Eagles vs. GAME #2 winner

 

Saturday, October 19^th @ George Wythe High School

10:00am – GAME #11 – Junior Varsity – GAME #3 winner vs. GAME #4 winner

11:15am – GAME #12 – Junior Varsity – GAME #5 winner vs. GAME #6 winner

12:30pm – GAME #13 – Varsity – GAME #7 winner vs. GAME #8 winner

2:00pm – GAME #14 – Varsity – GAME #9 winner vs. GAME #10 winner

 

Saturday, October 26^th @ Fort Chiswell High School

9:30am – Junior Varsity Cheer Mania

10:45am – Varsity Cheer Mania

 

SUPER BOWL XVIII

12:30PM – Junior Varsity – GAME #11 winner vs. GAME #12 winner

2:00pm – Varsity – GAME #13 winner vs. GAME #14 winner

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Wythe County’s fire departments have a busy week planned, as they are set to participate in several Fire Prevention Week parades and events throughout our region.

In addition to sending trucks to participate in the fire prevention parades of neighboring localities, including Galax and Pulaski, local fire departments will be fielding trucks to showcase their department’s resources in Wytheville’s fire prevention parade, slated for Saturday, October 12, 2013.

The Wytheville Fire Prevention Parade will begin at 7 p.m., inside the Kmart parking lot and will continue westward down E. Main Street, before turning onto Fourth Street and concluding at Spiller Elementary School.

Local firefighters will also be playing an active role in local schools throughout the coming week, as they will be speaking to students regarding fire safety.

“This week provides us an opportunity to remind people of the importance of fire safety.  Our fire departments and volunteers will be actively working to reach people with our message,” says Ikey Davidson, Wythe County Emergency Manager.

National Fire Prevention Week is an international observance, first instituted in 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge.  This year’s message is aimed at preventing kitchen fires – as more fires start in the kitchen than in any other part of the home.  For more information regarding fire safety, readers are encouraged to visit the National Fire Protection Association’s website: NFPA.org.

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Wythe County gridiron fans have long been familiar with the name Daniel Hamm, the Fort Chiswell graduate who rushed for nearly two-thousand yards, last year, in his senior year of high school.

Over the weekend, ACC fans from across the nation became acquainted with the walk – on freshman tailback, as he rushed for 136 yards and scored two touchdowns in his debut game at the University of Virginia.

Immediately following the game, the eighteen-year-old Wythe County graduate was overwhelmed with local well-wishers, who flocked to his Facebook page offering congratulatory remarks.

Hamm provided an interview with WytheTheNews.com Monday afternoon, stating, “It was such a blessing and honor to come in my first game and perform the way that I did. I’m so grateful that the line was creating great holes up front and made it a little easier for me.”

When asked what he attributed his success to, Hamm immediately spoke of God, saying, “I can’t begin to express how much He has blessed me with this opportunity and everything that I have. My family also played a major role. I was raised to be a competitor and had some great examples of athletes ahead of me. I can’t thank my family enough. My coaches did a great job teaching me what to do in order to be an effective runner ever since I was a little kid.”  Hamm went on to brag on the effort made by his offensive line.

Reminiscing about Wythe County, Hamm’s words steered toward his friends.

“My friends have been there for me – keeping me up when things weren’t always going my way. They were a major help. I wouldn’t be the same person without these people.”

When asked about his greatest Wythe County memories, the walk-on tailback spoke of his community and former teams.  “I can’t explain in words how much they all supported me and were together. It means so much to have those people behind me all the way no matter what.”

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Wythe County residents are encouraged to bring their hazardous waste to the transfer station located at 169 Kents Lane (south entrance to Progress Park), this Saturday, between 9 a.m. and noon.

The annual hazardous waste day event will provide local citizens with an opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste in a safe and environmentally conscious method – completely free of charge.

Acceptable waste items include household cleaners, pool chemicals, all automotive fluids, mercury products, herbicides, insecticides, all types of batteries, fluorescent lights, paint thinners and a variety of other products (a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable products may be found on the county’s official website: www.WytheCo.org).

The event is open to Wythe and Bland County residents only.  Refuse from businesses, including home-based businesses will not be accepted.

For more information regarding Wythe County’s Hazardous Waste Day, please contact Ikey Davidson at 223-6033.

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Earlier this summer, Wythe County officials established a partnership with the New River Valley Regional Jail in order to secure inmates for weekly trash pick-up duties throughout the county.

Two months into the effort, Sheriff’s officers say the program is responsible for collecting approximately 11,130 pounds of litter along county roadways.

To put that number into perspective, it is equivalent to the weight of nearly 50 newborn elephants, 450 car tires, and 162,498 paper cups.

In addition to being responsible for cleaning the trash from at least one interstate exit, inmates are also tasked with picking up debris that collects along county roadways.

Keith Dunagan, Chief Deputy for the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office, says the project has been an overwhelming success.
“The program has been very well received by the public. We’re hearing great responses from local citizens who are happy to provide their input regarding which roads are most in need.”

One of the things that make the program so unique is the level of public participation it encourages.

Local residents are encouraged to provide their input regarding roads which stand in most need of clean up. Concerned citizens are asked to contact their district’s Supervisor or email the county at [email protected] with their suggestions for road clean-up.

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Residents of Wythe County will have a full slate of recreational events to choose from this Saturday, as local organizations bid farewell to summer by offering a full litany of events.

The Max Meadows Heritage Day, sponsored by the Max Meadows Ruritan Club, is set to begin at 10 a.m. at Max Meadows Community Field.

The free-admission event will provide numerous live displays, including antique tractors and tools, black smith demonstrations, soap making and apple butter production.

Event organizers say in addition to live displays, visitors to the festival will find numerous venders, as well as food and drink concessions, offering “everything from pinto beans and corn bread to hot dogs and hamburgers.”  Games and children’s events have also been scheduled.

In addition to Max Meadows Heritage Day, local residents can instead elect to attend the New River Trail’s ‘Family Fest,’ slated to be held at the New River Trail State Park, located in Foster Falls, Virginia.

Activities at the state park will include children’s outdoor nature activities, as well as a 65-mile long triathlon.  For more information regarding ‘Family Fest,’ citizens may contact 276-699-6778.

The day will close inside the town limits of Wytheville, with the Dickie Boyles Memorial Cruise-In.

The late Dickie Boyles was a longtime employee of the Town of Wytheville Parks and Recreation Department, who recently passed away.

“Dickie Boyles was very instrumental in starting cruise-ins on Main Street.  We wanted to honor his memory by attaching his name to the festival,” says Teresa King, owner of Petals of Wytheville.

King went on to state, “the festival will be a great opportunity to remind the community to continue to support our downtown and local businesses.”

The cruise-in is scheduled to last from 4 p.m to 9 p.m.

NEWS UPDATE:

The Dickie Boyles Memorial Cruise-In has been rescheduled for September 28, 2013.

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