Bluefield News

Carnival crews worked through the rain Monday to ensure rides would be up and running for today's start of the 2013 Cole Chevy Mountain Festival.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - Residents in Bluefield, Va., are still reporting an unwelcomed visitor.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Family members of fallen officers leaned on each other for support as a bagpiper played the final notes of "Amazing Grace" at the gym on the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office property Saturday.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - During her report Thursday afternoon at the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting, Kim Hernandez, executive assistant of the Bluefield, Va., town government, joked that the town's "new resident - our bear," has caused quite a stir in recent days.

Educators from across the two Virginias were honored for their dedication to their work, devotion to their students and contributions to local schools Tuesday evening The top honors for the night went to Tami Cooper of Glenwood Elementary, who received the 2013 Teacher of the Year Award.

Officials with Bluefield College, the town of Bluefield, Va., Tazewell County and members of the community had a chance to meet with the inaugural dean of Bluefield College's School of Dental Medicine Monday.

Work is progressing on a southwest Virginia trail that's poised to be a haven for all-terrain-vehicle riders.

Floods have been a bane for many communities in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, but dredging creeks and taking other measures have reduced future chances for damage and displacement.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - Officials with Bluefield College and Tazewell County are reviewing construction bids and seeking funding in preparation for the anticipated 2015 opening of the new School of Dental Medicine at the Bluestone Regional Technology Park.

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that a new highway sign in front of the mine's entrance was unveiled Saturday during a grand reopening ceremony.

Tammy Collins and Jennifer Saddler were all smiles Friday afternoon as they stood in the middle of a crowded aisle on the ground level of the National Guard Armory in Brushfork for the 34th Annual Better Living Show.

Thanks to partnerships with Wytheville Community College and a handful of four-year colleges in Virginia, local students can now earn associates', bachelors' and masters' degrees without having to leave Galax.

Michaelene Meyer, the deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction, will be exiting the Manassas City Public School system this summer.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - Daily Telegraph Senior Editor Bill Archer was honored Tuesday as the recipient of the 14th annual Shott Excellence in Media Award.