Friday Aug 1 | Scott County Virginia Star
Last week local law enforcement officers with assistance from the Southwest Virginia Drug Task Force arrested a Big Stone Gap man on gun-related charges.
Members of Virginia National Guard 237th Engineer Company return from Iraq
Bryce Cole Lamb was born a few months after his daddy, James Lamb of Duffield, Va., was sent to Iraq last September.
Weather Channel Crew Visits To Highlight Local Food Efforts
Efforts to promote and market local food in Southwest Virginia are gaining national attention.
Members of Virginia National Guard 237th Engineer Company return from Iraq
Bryce Cole Lamb was born a few months after his daddy, James Lamb of Duffield, Va., was sent to Iraq last September.
Video Report - Gas spill shuts down one lane of Route 23
Published 06/10/2008 By Wes Bunch Officers with Duffield Fire and Rescue dump gallons of water into storm drains near the Daniel Boone Travel Center to flush out gasoline spilled in a midmorning mishap at a ...
Duffield Fuel Spill Stalls Traffic
A fuel spill closed part of a busy Tri-Cities road. It happened Tuesday morning at the Daniel Boone Travel Center on Highway 23 in Duffield, Virginia.
Former Governor Lynwood Holton Remembers When ...
From stories of widening U.S. 23 beyond Duffield to controversies surrounding the slogan "Virginia Is for Lovers," Linwood Holton explains life as Virginia's governor in a new book.
Virginia tourism groups offer training in customer service
The Virginia Tourism Corp., the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority and the Wise County Tourism Committee will host free customer service training at 2 p.m. on June 18 at the Wise County Education Center, ...
Natural Tunnel State Park is hosting "Siege at the Wilderness Road Blockhouse" on May 31 through June 1 at the park's blockhouse replica, overlooking Rye Cove.
Southwest Virginia projects to receive $3.5M in ARC grants
“Funds awarded through the Appalachian Regional Commission allow communities to address economic development challenges in a multitude of ways”
Published 04/18/2008 By Staff Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has recommended more than $3.5 million in Appalachian Regional Commission funding for 13 projects in Southwest Virginia. via Times-News Online
Investigation of Gate City fatal wreck may take a month
Published 04/04/2008 By Timesnews.net staff report Virginia State Police and law enforcement officials in Scott County are awaiting the results of toxicology tests on a driver involved in a fatal car crash ... via Times-News Online
Former Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Slaying At Her Coeburn, Va., Home
“It was really impossible to say how a jury would have interpreted it.”
Printer Friendly Click here to link to video report WISE, Va. A former prison guard and her daughter entered guilty pleas here Tuesday to charges related to the shooting death of a former Red Onion State Prison ... via Http
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OnePartner, EMBARQ Announce Tier III Data Center Connectivity
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OnePartner today announced the availability of their high-availability business continuance, disaster recovery and colocation services, enabled significantly by a key partnership with EMBARQ to provide the ... via Customer Interaction Solutions
Foam manufacturer opens new facility in Scott County, Va.
“We see the area as a wealth of employees”
Printer Friendly DUFFIELD, Va. A new company opened today in Scott County, Va., and it will bring 50 jobs to the region. via Http
Scott County man fired up by Imagination Library
“We have over 500 children in Scott County on board”
Published 12/29/2007 By Clifford Jeffery M.A. Lunsford, who fired up and sustains the Imagination Library in Scott County, rolls out a 'Little Engine' train he had built to promote the project. via Times-News Online
Officials cleaning out Powell Valley karst sinkhole
“Greg comes and helps us when we need it, and we come down and help him clean up some. It's only fair”
Pointing to a spot about halfway down a steep, deep natural depression in the earth, Joe Branham said what looked like an earthy ledge was anything but. via Times-News Online
Former Appalachia mayor released from jail
“I didn't file any motion in the court for this”
WISE, Va. Appalachia's former mayor will be released from a regional lockup on Dec. via TriCities
Video Report: Neighbors worry about 'dangerous' interstate bridge
“It's easy to put up some kind of barrier wall. If nothing else--just a dirt, gravel wall, or just something like that”
Seven crashes and five deaths--that's what some Mulberry Lane residents in Atkins, VA, said they have counted over the past year and a half. via News Channel 11