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The Wythe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Wythe County, Virginia. The sheriff preceding Charles Foster was Keith Dunagan, who had served for nearly 40 years before retiring. [18] Since the establishment of the Wythe County Sheriff's Office, 1 deputy has died in the line of duty, in 1994. [19]
Generally, the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue is responsible for administering the following taxes: Business and Professional Occupational License Tax, [2] Bank Franchise Stock Tax, [3] Motor Vehicle Rental Tax, Meals Tax, [4] Personal Property Tax, Public Service Corporation Tax, Public Rights of Way Use Tax, Transient occupancy tax ...
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
UPDATE 3:59 P.M. WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Wythe County Sheriff has released the identity of the woman killed after allegedly being set on fire in Max Meadows on November 17. The sheriff ...
Wytheville c. 1845. Wythe County was created in 1789 and named for George Wythe, the "father of American Jurisprudence" and signer of the Declaration of Independence.In May 1790, Chris Simmerman donated 85 acres, John Davis donated 10 acres, and Robert Williams donated 5 acres to establish a town and county seat.
Bland County was created in 1861 from parts of Wythe, Tazewell, and Giles counties in Virginia. The new county was named in honor of Richard Bland, a Virginia statesman who served in the House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,270, making it the 4th least populated county in Virginia. [2]
Crockett is an unincorporated community in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. Its name honors Walter Crockett(c. 1732-1816), a Revolutionary war veteran and politician who represented Montgomery County, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and helped to form Wythe County. On September 18, 1992, Crockett postmistress Donna Jean ...
Grayson County was founded in 1793 from part of Wythe County. It was named for William Grayson, [3] delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia. The first courthouse was built in Greensville, later called Oldtown, constructed in 1794 and rebuilt beginning in 1832.