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$50,000 scratch-off winner sold in Wyoming County
BRENTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A $50,000 winning scratch-off ticket was recently sold in Wyoming County. According to the West Virginia Lottery, a $50,000 winning “Viva Las Keno 1190” scratch-off was purchased in Brenton on May 28. The winning ticket was purchased at the Brenton EZ Stop. The winner has been identified as Faith F. by […]
Dozens of residents speak out against Russell County landfill proposal
LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) — They scheduled a public hearing on a proposed landfill on Monday, and the Russell County Board of Supervisors (BOS) got an earful. Several dozen residents and supporters trooped to the microphone over a meeting that lasted about five hours. Every one of them opposed letting Nova, a private company, put a […]
Tazewell man makes dreamcatchers to work through grief after losing a parent
TAZEWELL, Va. (WVVA) -People deal with grief in a variety of ways. One man in Tazewell, however, has found another way to deal with the loss of a parent through the traditional native art of dreamcatchers. James Shewey first learned how to make dreamcatchers from a neighbor years ago and...
Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director announces resignation
TAZEWELL, VA (LOOTPRESS) – Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Keshia Cole announced on Friday her intention to conclude her time as executive director. In a letter from Cole shared by the Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce, it is announced that the resignation comes on the heels of a decision to pursue a new […]
Big Rock blog: Game Time maintains lead after second day
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Thanks to what amounts to maybe 3-4 large pizzas, Game Time holds the lead in the 66th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament by just a few pounds. Game Time weighed a blue marlin on Monday that came in at 516 pounds. That topped...
Two killed in crash involving ambulance in Buchanan County, Virginia
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Two people were killed when a vehicle collided with an ambulance in Buchanan County on Tuesday evening. Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 5 p.m. on Route 460, about a half-mile from the intersection with Rocklick Road. A Mini Cooper traveling westbound crossed the centerline and struck an […]
Summer Schedule of events for Craft Memorial Library
BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — Craft Memorial Library will be starting its Summer Reading Program for the 2024 year. Adventure Begins at the Library will start June 24, 2024 and continue through August 1, 2024. Registration is required for these events and participants can register at the library or online. The following is the schedule of […]
Two teams, one dream: Honaker boys and girls soccer teams hit the road to state semis
HONAKER, Va. (WCYB) — On the night before taking the bus and hitting the road towards Roanoke, Fuller Field in Honaker was filled - not with just one team, but two - just like they have done all year. And on that field came with the same goal in...
Coal miner killed in Southwest Virginia last week
A coal miner was killed Friday, May 31, at an underground mine in Buchanan County. “We learned that 27-year-old Brock Jackson of Cedar Bluff Virginia had died after rock fell from the roof of the mine about 7 feet,” said Tarah Kesterson, Public Relations Manager with the Virginia Department of Energy.
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