Remains of Suspected Meth Lab Found in Buchanan
Buchanan County authorities discovered what they believe to be the remains of a methamphetamine lab on Red Feather Road in Council. Sheriff Ray Foster said officers obtained a search warrant after an anonymous tip and collected evidence sent to Roanoke for analysis, with results pending.
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Buchanan
Grundy
Buchanan County
Red Feather Road
Council
Ray Foster
Foster
Buchanan County Drug Task Force
Sheriff’s Office
State Lab
Roanoke
Man Held Without Bond After Weekend Stabbing in Bluefield
In Bluefield Virginia 18-year-old Dallas Wayne Conley is jailed without bond on a malicious wounding charge from a Saturday night barn party stabbing that left 21-year-old Christopher Miller in stable condition. Conley allegedly stabbed Miller 15 times during an argument at a Touchstone Road gathering. The motive remains under investigation.
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Bluefield
Dallas
Wayne Conley
Tazewell
H.C. Boyd
Conley
Christopher Miller
Boyd
Miller
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Touchstone Road
Special ID cards sought for prison visits by lawmakers
Charleston lawmakers push through a plan to issue special ID cards to members of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. The cards would grant immediate access during inspections, with two cards per member to enable team visits and reduce gate delays and secrecy concerns.
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Charleston
Division of Corrections
Bill Laird
D-Fayette
Perry
Laird
Central
Braxton County
Robbery suspect pursued after vehicle crash on Old Spanishburg Road
Long pursued the suspect as the vehicle left the road and ditched. A broad manhunt with Miller State Police, Mercer deputies, Matoaka PD, K 9 units and a police helicopter followed. Four schools were lockdown as buses were delayed and parents collected children. Deputy Coburn fired while pursuing Miller who fled into the hills, retrieving money from his waistband and hiding it.
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Long
Spanishburg
Miller
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Matoaka
Lashmeet/Matoaka
Pike View
Sheriff’s Office
Kellan Sarles
Mercer County Board of Education
Route 19
Old Spanishburg School
Spanishburg School
Phoebe Meadows
Don Meadows
J.R. Coburn
Coburn
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center gets boost
U S Rep Rick Boucher announced a federal grant of over 189000 to Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center via the Education Department Business and International Education Program to expand the international business program. The two year funding of 94781 annually will aid students from Emory and Henry College Virginia Intermont UVA Wise Mountain Empire Wytheville Wytheville and Virginia Highlands Community College. The money aims to prepare regional students for technology based jobs and educate local businesses on export opportunities.
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Southwest Virginia Community College
U.S
Rick Boucher
Dva
U.S. Department of Education
Southwest Virginia
Boucher
Emory and Henry College
Virginia Intermont
Uva-Wise
Virginia Highlands Community College
Mountain Empire Community College
Richlands
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
City and police target graffiti as costly crime
Bluefield officials urge property owners to clean graffiti, while police emphasize reporting offenders. Local departments explore chemical removal and painting over damaged signs, with juveniles often facing court or community service. Residents urged to watch neighborhoods and report suspicious activity to curb tagging.
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Whalen
East River Mountain
Wilson
Bluefield
West Virginia Highway Department
District 10
Tom Camden
Camden
Highway Department
Sheriff’s Office
Princeton
Wayne Shumate
City Public Works Department
PV. Powell
Princeton Police Department
Powell
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Fayette County
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Higher Education Center
Ald Daily Telegraph
Twitter
Perrys
Fairview Christian Community Church
Beckley Road
Larry Dyer
Coo Wilson
Shumate
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Donald W. Asbury, M.D
Hockman Pike
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Princeton, WV
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