Hatfield arrested for violating protective order in WV case
Former Raleigh County prosecutor Benjamin Hatfield surrendered after violating a domestic violence protective order for a third time. He faces a misdemeanor bond violation and a June 20 incident, with a June 21 complaint. The victim said she fears contact and reported a phone call, while Hatfield’s prior violations occurred in September 2024 and March 2024 at soccer games. Hatfield resigned in October 2024 and gave up his law license in February, amid four lawsuits over alleged harassment and improper actions.
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Raleigh
Hatfield
Benjamin Hatfield
Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department
Petitioner
Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Reach Esteban
Efernandez
Grant funds boost Clinch Valley Head Start in Southwest Virginia
The U S Department of Health and Human Services awarded Clinch Valley Community Action Inc of North Tazewell Va a 1 026 248 grant to expand Head Start services across Southwest Virginia The org operates eight classrooms in Tazewell County serving 157 children and runs programs in Bland Smyth and Wythe Counties U S Rep Morgan Griffith R Va announced the grant in a press release noting continued funding in line with the FY 2025 level
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Bluefield
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc
North Tazewell
U.S
Virginia
Clinch Valley Community Action
Tazewell County
Bland
Smyth
Wythe
Griffith
U.S. Health and Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Trump
Reminder to West Virginia Businesses to File Annual Report
Charleston report notes that over 60 000 businesses have not filed their Annual Report with the WV Secretary of State. The deadline is 11 59 p.m. on June 30. More than 155 000 entities are required by state law to file, updating principal office addresses owners or managers and service of process contacts. The filing fee is 25 dollars, with an allowed period from January 1 to June 30.
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Charleston
Kris Warner
WV Secretary of State
Warner
Secretary of State
SBA deadline nears for disaster loans in Virginia and West Virginia
The SBA reminds Virginia and West Virginia small businesses and private nonprofits of a July 1 deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans due to Tropical Storm Helene. Eligible entities in Bland, Buchanan, Giles, Russell, Tazewell, Wythe counties and McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Summers counties may obtain working capital loans even without physical damage.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
Virginia
West Virginia
Helene
Bland
Buchanan
Giles
Russell
Tazewell
Wythe
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
PNP
Underground fire roils White Hall near tire shop
In White Hall a coal seam fire near Winston Wheels and Tires worsens. A DEP inspector fell into a ground collapse as a burn 400 degrees amid a gaping hillside vent. Fire crews monitor the 700 degree blaze, while officials plan phase one removal of vegetation and sealing vents as landowner access delays progress.
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Winston Wheels
Cathy Winter
West Virginia
Winter
DEP
Bruce Winter
The
Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Fletcher
Centralia
Pennsylvania
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