The Marion Virginia Police Department Along With The Smyth County Sheriff’s Office And The FBI Are Investigating After Witnesses Say They Saw What Appeared To Be A Cross Burning In A Barrel After A Protest. An Intense Fire Was Seen In Front Of A Home On The 400 Block Of Pearl Avenue Early Sunday Morning. Officers Extinguished The Fire And Then Saw What Appeared To Them To Be Wood In The Shape Of A Cross. A Full Investigation Has Been Launched, And Due To The Nature Of The Crime Officials Are Coordinating With The FBI.