335 Marijuana Plants Found in Buchanan County Virginia
Buchanan County deputies uncovered 335 marijuana plants 10 to 12 feet tall in the Upper Elk Creek area. The street value exceeds $1 million, with cultivation suggesting a coordinated effort. No arrests yet as investigators pursue leads from a tip. Rural terrain complicates eradication efforts.
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Buchanan County
Ray Foster
Foster
Relocation Planned for Juvenile Sex Offenders in West Virginia
Juvenile sex offenders housed at Harrison County detention on Salem campus will move by Sept 30 to Sam Perdue Treatment Center in Mercer County. Mercer Circuit Court Judge Omar Aboulhosn ordered the move after closing the Industrial Home for Youth and converting it to an adult prison. PSI Med will provide treatment staff. the center houses about 16 to 21 youths, with daily population changes as youths are committed or released.
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Princeton
Harrison County
Sam Perdue
Mercer County
Omar Aboulhosn
Harriet B. Jones
Salem
Aboulhosn
Associated Press
Mountain State Justice
Aboulhosa
Juvenile Justice System
Christy Morris
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PSI Med
Charleston
Sam Perdue Center
Morris
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
Joe Thornton
Charleston Daily Mail
Coyote bounty plan shifts payee to property owners in Tazewell
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors unanimously scheduled a public hearing to amend the coyote bounty so payments go to the property owner where the animal was killed rather than the hunter. The board also addressed Verizon landline service concerns, agreed to pay $400 for an Internet tower site in Tannersville, and approved Virginia Enterprise Zones for three local businesses.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Mike Hymes
Hymes
Eric Young
Janice Laney
Thompson Valley
Verizon
Laney
State Corporation Commission
Northwestern
Seth White
State Corporation
McDonnell to announce Route 460 Connector phase at Breaks area
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will visit a Buchanan County highway site along Route 80 near Breaks Interstate Park to announce the next construction phase of the Route 460 Connector. The twin bridges will rise 265 feet, the tallest in Virginia, with ties to Kentucky and the Coalfields Expressway planned.
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Bristol
Virginia
Bob McDonnell
Buchanan County
Virginia Department of Highways
McDonnell
Breaks
Interstate Park
Route 80
Kentucky
Border
VDOT
Michelle Earl
Earl
Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Princeton WV
West Virginia American Water has lifted a precautionary boil water advisory for about 200 customers along Pisgah Road Jays Lane Green Acres Subdivision and nearby booster streets after a water main was repaired. Water tests meet drinking standards, and customers need not boil water any longer. Call 800-685-8660 for details.
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Princeton
West Virginia
American Water
Pisgah Road
Pisgah
Jays Lane
Green Acres
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