Richlands names Frank Dorton new chief of police
Richlands Virginia appoints Frank Dorton 56 to chief of police after thirty years with the department. Dorton started as a patrolman and held roles including investigator lieutenant and dispatcher before the council vote. He cites family in law enforcement and says the role is now administrative, focusing on supervision and morale alongside drug task force work.
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Richlands
Scott County
Frank Dorton
Dorton
Virginia State Police
Scott County Sheriff's Office
Tazewell County
Citizens press Tazewell Board for road repair
Citizens led by Pastor Terry Hall of Victory Christian Fellowship appeal to the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors for repairs on an 800 to 900 foot Cedar Bluff road. They cite drainage, steep grades, and winter hazards affecting 100 to 200 customers and local taxpayers. Western District member John Absher says planning commission will review, noting orphan road status would drop snow removal.
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Tazewell
David Osborne
Cedar Bluff
John Absher
Absher
Tazewell County
Autopsy finds no cause in New Hampshire girl death
An autopsy on 11 year old Celina Cass found no determined cause or manner of death. The case remains suspicious and under criminal investigation. Divers found her body near a Connecticut River hydroelectric dam after a weeklong search by more than 100 officers and volunteers, with FBI offering a $25,000 reward for information.
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N.H
Jane Young
Celina Cass
Celina
Canada
Debbie Whelan
FBI
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Connecticut River
Canaan
Correction clarifies Gene Bailey college athletic background
The TeleScope report dated Saturday July 30 confirms Gene Bailey played basketball and football at Bluefield College rather than Bluefield High School, correcting prior attribution.
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Gene Bailey
TeleScope Story
Bluefield College
Bluefield High School
Tazewell County blotter outlines July 2011 arrests and deeds
Police records show 52 arrests five traffic tickets one traffic crash 201 calls and 2714 civil papers served by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office the week of July 23 2011 to July 29 2011 July 2011 totals include 363 arrests 1252 civil papers 828 calls and 270 bags of trash collected by inmates plus daily incidents: DUI stop sign violation burglary shoplifting reckless driving driving suspended no insurance breaking and entering destruction of property petit larceny and additional shoplifting cases with named suspects in Princeton and Mercer Mall incidents several suspects named with ages and addresses.
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Tazewell County
A.M. Ballard
Oakvale Road
Ambrose Lane
U.S. 460
Jesse James Redden
Princeton
J.D. Ellison
Kegley
Cpl
S.A Sommers
J.C. Penney
Mercer Mall
Alisha Ross
Boissevain
J.E. Parks
Unity Road
DMV
Heath A. Thompson
W.E. Rose
Hinton Road
Two Injured In McDowell County Crash
A two vehicle collision in the Squire area left two people hospitalized after a vehicle rolled over an embankment around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. One person was entrapped and another ejected, both airlifted to Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. Deputy Horn leads the investigation as Berwind Volunteer Fire Department and McDowell Ambulance Authority assisted along with Tazewell County emergency services.
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McDowell County
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Holston Valley Medical Center
Kingsport
Tenn
Tazewell County
Horn
Sheriff’s Office
McDowell County 911 Dispatch
Berwind Volunteer Fire Department
McDowell Ambulance Authority
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Rite Aid
Morrison Drive
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Four Seasons Pharmacy
Marsha Sparks
Professional Security Services
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Rogers Street
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West Virginia
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Pennie
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Princeton Community Hospital
Twelfth Street
Princeton, WV
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Bluefield
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