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Mercer County man pleads guilty to drug crimes in Fayette County
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — A Mercer County man plead guilty to drug crimes after a traffic stop in Fayette County. 27-year-old Deron Adolph Yarrell, of Bluefield, was convicted of the felony offenses of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, oxymorphone, cocaine, and tramadol, as well as the felony offenses of possession […]
WVU Medicine announces major capital investment plan
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine says it plans to invest $400 million in capital improvement projects that will stretch from Morgantown to Bluefield. “It is $400 million in new capital projects over the coming years in different sites around WVU Medicine,” WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright said on MetroNews “Talkline” Thursday.
One person injured in car accident in Mercer County
MONTCALM, WV (WVNS) — A minor was injured in a car accident in Mercer County on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. According to the West Virginia State Police, a car accident occurred on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 on Lorton Lick Road in the Montcalm area of Mercer County. They also reported one minor was injured in […]
Progress update on Timberwood Elementary School
BLUEWELL, WV (WVNS) – In Spring of 2023, Governor Jim Justice and the Timberland Elementary School Building Committee, held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on a new school in Mercer county. The ceremony was right on top of where the school would be built. What was once a dirt pile now […]
Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office looking for three wanted men
TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA (WVNS) — The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the identities of three men. The Sheriff’s Office did not release the reason the men were being sought. If you know of their identities or their whereabouts, you are urged to contact 1st Lieutenant Chuck McNerlin at 275-988-1154, or call call […]
Continuum of Care Grant awarded to the City of Bluefield Police Department
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — The City of Bluefield Police Department received a Continuum of Care Grant. $450,000 was awarded to the City of Bluefield Police Department from the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the “Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success” initiative. The grant funds will […]
Two men injured by tractor-trailer crash on I-81N in Wythe County
WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia State Police(VSP) says one man has been seriously injured in an accident involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 81 North on April 15 in Wythe County. VSP says around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, a tractor-trailer driven by 29-year-old Ricky G. Hammond of Phoenix, Arizona was partially parked in the […]
Southern West Virginia Regional Honor Choir ready for first ever performance
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — The first ever regional choir made up of the top high school singing talent in southern West Virginia is getting ready for its first show on Friday, April 19, 2024. Southern West Virginia Regional Honor Choir will perform for the very first time for their peers and the public. The […]
Accident closes right lane of I-77 northbound near Camp Creek
MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — An accident closed the right lane of I-77 northbound between the Camp Creek and Ghent exits. According to West Virginia Turnpike, an accident occurred at mile marker 24 on I-77 northbound between the Camp Creek and Ghent exits, and the right lane is closed. West Virginia Turnpike stated that there […]
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors secures donation to continue free tuition at Southwest Community College
TAZEWELL, VA (LOOTPRESS) – The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors announced a donor has made a generous contribution to fund free tuition for Tazewell County high school seniors attending Southwest Community College (SWCC) this fall. The philanthropic gesture aims to support the educational aspirations of local students and provide them with opportunities for academic success […]
Lootpress Meet the Candidate Questionnaires sent to candidates
(LOOTPRESS) – Lootpress Meet the Candidate Questionnaires have been sent out to candidates running for municipal, county, and state offices. Questionnaires were sent via email to candidates within counties in the Oak Hill, Beckley, Bluefield DMA: Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming. Judicial candidates have been excluded from the questionnaires due to the neutrality they must maintain. The […]
Wythe arena season opener this weekend
While several of the team’s riders have already enjoyed competition this year, the season will actually begin this weekend (April 19-20) for Billingsway Arena in Wythe County. Full rodeos with emphasis on the youth riders will be held Friday night beginning at 7 and Saturday night beginning at 6. Most of the major rodeo events will be staged including mutton busting, calf riding, chute dogging, calf roping, breakaway roping, goat...
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