Pound News

Local and state authorities arrested 32 people targeted in an ongoing drug investigation in Wise County on Thursday, according to the county's commonwealth's attorney's office.

Printer Friendly POUND, Va. Rail history buff John Brown will speak here Thursday on his interest in the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. via Http

“We felt that you were not only an employee of the school, but also a caregiver who was truly interested in our feelings, our fears and our future.”

A Wise County School Board member said Monday night he is offended by two memos sent from a county administrator to the Board of Supervisors outlining what it would cost to consolidate six high schools into two ... via News Channel 11

BY The news teams of News Channel 11 and Tricities.com Send e-mail Printer Friendly Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Congressman Rick Boucher, and members of the general assembly made a major announcement about the ... via News Channel 11

“You seen that commercial 'Got to make the donuts?' ”

All of a sudden, Gary Varner thought he might be having a heart attack. It was the early '70s. And, in those days, Varner worked a crazy, round-the-clock schedule, making of all things donuts at his shop. via Http

BY The news teams of News Channel 11 and Tricities.com Send e-mail Printer Friendly A southwest Virginia man is dead after a car crash this morning. via Http

“Construction of this road will begin in the very near term”

POUND, Va. Coalfields Expressway construction could begin this year since the 52-mile project is back under a special transportation provision, which allows innovative contracting methods that reduce costs and ... via Http

“Our senior class should never have had this type of drama”

What one School Board member referred to as a "back-door" consolidation move failed on a 4-4 vote Monday night by the Wise County School Board. via Http

“I'm extremely proud of the way the Pound Police Department handled this investigation”

Operation Street Sweeper 8 is under way this morning and police officers are knocking on doors and scouring Pound for 32 people they say are wanted on drug charges. via Http

Printer Friendly Two shining stars burst out early this morning to be the first babies born in the Tri-Cities region. via News Channel 11

David Francis caught two big bass in a pond in Virginia on plastic worms. He released both of them. via About.com

“In the late '70s I was working at an auto plant in Michigan and joined a slingshot club.”

By Bob Hodge Sunday, December 23, 2007 Richard Skeen drew down on a golf ball the way he once did on squirrels and rabbits and hit it with his first shot. via The Knoxville News-Sentinel

It was a Saturday afternoon. Lisa Fields of Pound was sitting with her father when they decided to play the Virginia Lottery's Win For Life game. via Coalfield.com - Norton, Clintwood, Bi...

“It hurts us in that area. We drive 10,000 miles a year. You can actually see the hand move on the gas gauge.”

St. Mary's Health Wagon, a mobile clinic that delivers health care to needy Southwest Virginians, is losing 5 percent of its state funding. via News Channel 11