Abbs Valley News

Caroline E. Lewis, 100, of P.O. Box 381 Bramwell, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at her residence.

High winds forced Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to cancel scheduled announcements Wednesday morning in Tazewell and Buchanan counties.

ABBS VALLEY, Va. - Wayne Lee Mico, 60, of Abbs Valley, Va., passed away on Saturday December 5, 2009 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.

A Virginia school has received some national recognition. This month, Abbs Valley-Boissevain Elementary School in Bluefield, Virginia was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School.

By JIM TALBERT\Staff TAZEWELL - Stimulus funds will be used to make more improvements to schools in the county.

Wednesday is Veterans Day and let us all remember there is no apostrophe because it is a day to honor all who have served and not just one.

ABBS VALLEY, Va. - Virginia State Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man who apparently died as a result of injuries he received in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday night on State Route 644, about .2 of a mile from the intersection with Route 784.

The driver is dead after crashing in Abbs Valley. ABBS VALLEY, VA. -- Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal car crash in Tazewell County.

Tazewell County School Board member David Woodard mentioned that the board is currently working on a proposal to replace the windows at the Abbs Valley school.

The Tazewell County School Board is continuing a tradition of honoring three "Teachers of the Year." This year's winners are Pam Cannoy, a first-grade teacher at Abbs Valley-Boisseveain Elementary; Bethany Carr, a math teacher at Richlands Middle School; and Shirley Beisel, a guidance counselor at Tazewell High School.