Russell County News

PUCKETT'S HOLE, Va. - If a car crosses the Clinch River on the century-old bridge at Puckett's Hole, another has to wait its turn.

CLEVELAND, Va. - Russell County keeps calling to Kathy Shearer. Just over the mountain, from her home at Emory, Va., Russell County has lured Shearer into giant book projects for years.

With Memorial Day arriving so early this year, other activities have also moved up on the calendar.

May 15, 2009 Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate suspends campaign A Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate from Russell County has dropped out of the race.

Russell County businessman Jon Bowerbank is quitting the Democratic contest for lieutenant governor and backing former Secretary of Finance Jody Wagner for the nomination.

May 6, 2009 Lieutenant Governor candidate brings campaign to the Roanoke Valley The Democrats at the top of the ticket are getting most of the attention, but the candidates for Lieutenant Governor are also gearing up for the June 9 primary.

The three Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor left their harshest remarks for current Lt.

Pat Edmonson will not be a Democratic candidate for the nomination to run for lieutenant governor.

Welcome to the Brian Patton for Commonwealth's Attorney for Russell County's new campaign website.

If U.S. Rep. Gerry Connollya TMs annual Saint Patricka TMs Day fund raiser is any indication, the race to pick a Democratic nominee for governor has reached a fever pitch in Fairfax County a little less than two months before the June 9 primary.

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The Russell County, Va., man running for lieutenant governor talks about economic development as if it were his job.

To bring more jobs here, Virginia needs to be more competitive with other states to attract industry, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe told Russell County leaders during a visit Tuesday.

LEBANON, Va. - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAulifee met today with a group of Russell County leaders in an "economic roundtable." The group addressed a lot of the region's heavy-hitting issues, ...

The eastern box turtle still gets no respect from the Virginia General Assembly.

The two attorneys who have been invited for interviews in Richmond for the judgeships in the 29th Judicial District, which includes Dickenson, Buchanan, Tazewell and Russell counties.

Adults in southwest Virginia who are preparing for high school equivalency diplomas now can train for entry-level technology jobs at the same time.

Ireland's County Sligo-style fiddle meets Russell County Virginia's autoharp, guitar, banjo, and mountain dulcimer, when two professional entertainers from the greater Philadelphia area, Kate Danaher and Amy ...

A Southwest Virginia man remains behind bars after a deadly shooting. The investigation began Monday afternoon when Russell County deputies were called to a home in Castlewood.

A Democratic political strategist is making the race for lieutenant governor -- and making education the centerpiece of his campaign.