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December 2023
School Board race goes to recount The ballots are all counted, but at least one race in Wythe County may have to be counted again. In the four-person School Board at-large race, Julia Tomiak, as of a week past Election Day, holds a fourvote lead with 2,049 votes to Mack Pruett’s 2,045.
The Voter Registrar’s office certified the election on Tuesday; however, Preutt requested a recount. Voter Registrar Lennon Counts said he hopes to have the final results by Jan. 1, 2024. In another close race, the official count shows incumbent Treasurer Lori Guynn
beating Lisa Shelton by 282 votes. Guynn had trailed earlier on Election Night counts, but appears to have been put over the top by early voting. The rest of the races were much less hotly contested and sometimes not at all. A case in point is
too, in the commonwealth’s attorney’s race, and Sheriff Charles Foster got 98 percent in his uncontested race. Adam Linkous won the Commissioner of Revenue post with 63 percent of the vote. In the Board of Supervisors races, Stacy Terry re-
turned to the board with 77 percent of the vote. Fellow incumbents Rolland Cook and Jamie Smith also won re-election with 97 percent and 98 percent of the vote, respectively. Dickie Morgan claimed the Zion Precinct seat with 56 percent of the vote.
Shopping season warnings
Martin earns award
Everyone is excited about Christmas shopping. The parking lots are full, it’s dark before 6 p.m., and these opportunities are a
Smash and Grab thief’s prime target area. The Wytheville Police Department wants you to be mindful of taking extra precautions this
holiday season. When shopping make sure to lock your car doors, do not leave purses or wallets visible from the outside.
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Aker joins WCCH Wythe County Community Hospital welcomes Megan Aker as its new People Services Director. Aker brings more than 16 years of pro-
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