Domestic violence crisis prompts call for help and shelter aid
Barbara Hawkins reflects on a fatal domestic violence case in Tazewell County, recounting personal loss, community efforts, and the need for a Sarah Pam's Place shelter. She urges reaching out to family, while noting police attention and ongoing support programs. The piece underscores prevention as the only viable path forward.
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Tazewell County
Jerry Flanagan
Princeton- Athens Kiwanis Club
Pam’s Place
Four Seasons
Marion
Pam
Princeton
Tazewell
Police and federal agencies unite to curb drug trafficking
The Tazewell County Sheriff says a suspect was arrested in Bristol Virginia and charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. Virginia State Police and multiple task forces aided the investigation over a year, underscoring cross jurisdiction cooperation.
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Tazewell County
Bristol
Abingdon
Virginia
West Virginia
Tazewell
H.S. Caudill
U.S. Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Gratitude for Summerfest Carshow support and scholarship
Yesterday's Rides thanks Princeton Wal-Mart Matt Keesecker New Peoples Bank Glen Hill Ramey Princeton Jim Ramey Advance Auto Princeton Bluefield Bike Works Andy Clark Ford Ferguson Enterprises Sexton Services Springhaven Inc and Jim Ramey for help in hosting the June 9 Summerfest Carshow. The host club established a $1000 scholarship at Mercer County Vo Tech Center for automotive and bodyshop students on the event’s success.
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Mercer County
Vo-Tech
Princeton Wal-Mart
Matt Keesecker
New Peoples Bank
Glen
Bluefield
Bike Works
Andy Clark Ford
Ferguson Enterprises Inc
Sexton Services
Springhaven Inc
Jim Ramey
Gibbs Motors
Ashes as a railroad roadbed in coal country legends
Mike Walker recalls how the Norfolk and Western line through Matoaka used ashes as a ballast like material to build ash filled roadbeds. He questions how ashes could support heavy coal trains and notes the contrast with Virginian Railway routes and the region’s swampy terrain.
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Matoaka
N&w
Virginian Railroad
Upper
Virginian Railway
Pocahontas Land Co
Mike Walker Matoaka
W.va
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NY First
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