The Town of Wytheville is now accepting applications for permits to hunt on Town-owned land located on Sand Mountain. Applicants must be residents of Wythe County. Applications are available exclusively through the Town’s OpenGov online permitting system, which can be accessed through the Town’s website at www.wytheville.org.

The application fee is $25.00. The Wytheville Town Council has authorized the issuance of a maximum of 50 hunting permits for the Town-owned property on Sand Mountain. Hunting permits issued under this program will expire on August 31, 2027. If more than 50 eligible applications are received, permit holders will be selected through a lottery process.

The deadline for submitting an application is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2026. Permits will be issued as soon as practical following the application review and lottery process, if necessary. Individuals who need assistance completing an online hunting permit application may contact the Town of Wytheville at (276) 223-3353.

The hunting permit program is administered by Town staff in accordance with the terms and conditions established and enforced by the Town of Wytheville and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (formerly the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF). Additional information regarding program rules and regulations is available through the OpenGov permitting system. For more information, visit www.wytheville.org.

UPDATE: Per VDOT notification, the DETOUR will begin on June 11, 2026.

West Monroe Street Realignment Traffic Patterns

The VDOT design for traffic upon completion of the West Monroe Street Realignment will benefit all drivers by reducing conflict points and controlling transitions and turns in more direct way.

• The north leg of West Monroe Street will be realigned to match the alignment of the south leg.

• By aligning the north leg, the distance is increased between the signalized intersection at West Main Street and the West Monroe Street intersection. This allows for additional storage at the signal and safer operations during heavy traffic events, such as a detour from I-81 onto surface streets.

• The matched alignment will offer a clear path across West Lee Highway and reduce the chance of head-on collisions between vehicles crossing West Lee Highway.

• The stopping positions for vehicles traveling in either direction on Monroe Street will allow drivers to intersect the road at right angles. This will improve sight lines and visibility for drivers making the through movement across West Lee Highway. The existing miss-alignment forces drivers to turn their vehicles at an angle that makes it difficult to see vehicles approaching from the driver’s left side.

• A Raised Median will be installed along West Lee Highway to prevent left turns in or out of the driveway entrance at the Food City parking lot. Drivers wanting to enter or exit the parking lot will either need to make a right turn only, or they will need to use either of the driveway entrances on Monroe Street or Main Street. The new dedicated left turn lanes will make it easier to use those entrances. Elimination of those left turn movements will eliminate multiple points where crashes can occur.

• (E) Dedicated left turn lanes from West Lee Highway on to Monroe Street will be added in both directions. This will greatly reduce the chances of rearend collisions as vehicles make left turns.

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