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Junior Brown to perform for Song of the Mountains
MARION, Va. (WDBJ) - The Song of the Mountains is gearing up for another lively show at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion. Host and Executive Coordinator Tim White joined Here @ Home to explain more about the talents of Junior Brown, and Rick Monroe & the Hitmen. The performance is...
Evan’s Sweets Frozen Custard cuts ribbon on Bluefield location
BLUEFIELD, VA (LOOTPRESS) – Community and team members were joined this month by members of the Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Evan’s Sweets Frozen Custard. Located in Bluefield, Virginia, the establishment offers frozen custard, cookies, cupcakes, and more. Evan’s Sweets will be operational throughout the year and […]
“Mawmaw, I thought I was going to die.” Family of student hospitalized during alleged assault speaks out
IVANHOE, Va. (WDBJ) - A local elementary school student was flown to a hospital after her family says she was brutally attacked at school. The family spoke with WDBJ7 exclusively to share the story with hopes to put an end to bullying. Laken Blevins has always enjoyed school and never...
School reports false weapon threat
HILLSVILLE — A report of a weapon on a school campus was found to be false, according to a statement from Carroll County Public Schools. The school system issued a statement about the incident, which occurred the morning of April 23.
Rooftop and Ballad Health offer mobile clinic May 8
INDEPENDENCE — Rooftop of Virginia has partnered with Ballad Health to offer a mobile health clinic on May 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The unit will be located at the Grayson County Governmental Complex on 129 Davis Street in Independence.
Galax fire crews battled brush fire on Live Oak Lane
GALAX, Va. (WSET) — The Galax Fire Department said there was a wind-driven fire on Saturday. Firefighters said at 5:29 p.m., they were dispatched to a brush fire in the 400 block of Live Oak Lane. Arriving units found a wind-driven fire with one structure threatened and crowning trees.
Cox resigns from Dublin Town Council
At the regular meeting of the Dublin Town Council on April 18th, Dublin Mayor Benny Skeens announced that long serving councilmember Dallas Cox had submitted his resignation from the Council. The resignation, effective May 17, 2024, would include any membership on boards or commissions where Cox served as a representative...
Letters to the Editor
Microburst of appreciation for Carroll Wellness Center. My mind is on expressing a “microburst” of appreciation for the Carroll Wellness Center in Hillsville! I just love that word “microburst.” It is a new word I never knew, coined I assume by the wisdom of weather people to describe what recently took place in our area near exit 14 off I-77.
Deputies seize meth, cocaine from Wytheville home; 1 arrested
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WSET) — A Wythe County man is facing criminal charges after officials found drugs in his home. On Tuesday, April 23rd, Gary Edward McKinney Jr. was arrested and faces many charges concerning the Possession and Sale of Illegal Narcotics. The Wythe County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force...
Public schools, colleges develop 'Teachers for Tomorrow'
On April 18, Wytheville Community College (WCC) and leaders from Galax, Bland, Carroll, Grayson and Wythe public schools, and Emory & Henry College met to sign an agreement for the “Teachers for Tomorrow 1+1+2 Program.”. WCC recently signed a similar agreement with Smyth County Public Schools and Emory &...
Lighter leash fight leaves one woman dead in Mercer County
MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Bluefield woman is charged with second-degree murder after a physical altercation over a lighter leash left a woman dead. On April 29, 2024, Mercer County Deputies responded to a physical altercation on Old Bramwell Road in Bluefield, WV. The suspect, Crystal Copley, 36, told deputies that she and the […]
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