07/15/11 Still in green... Tazewell football coach Brandon Tate spent Thursday morning working out at Four Seasons YMCA with Nick Blankenship, an eighth grader at Tazewell Middle School. Tate, who was recently an assistant at Marshall, is staying with the Blankenship family while looking for a home.
07/09/11 Almost 30 Virginia residents facing nearly 80 narcotics trafficking charges were on a list released Friday by Tazewell County authorities.
07/08/11 A total of 32 felony indictments are returned by the Tazewell County Grand Jury on 27 people for a total of 78 criminal counts. Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Lee says of the 78 counts, all but seven
07/05/11 Bluefield College is taking its new nursing program further into southwest Virginia, thanks to a partnership with Virginia Highlands Community College.
07/05/11 A Lebanon, Va. man will spend 48 years in prison for breaking into his estranged wife's home and holding her at gunpoint. Judge Keary Williams sentenced 56-year-old Randall Elmer Ratliff on Tuesday.
06/28/11 On May 25, during the Senior Awards Assembly at Rural Retreat High School, Taylor Crockett, daughter of Debra Crockett, was awarded a WCC College Board Scholarship to Wytheville Community College for the 2011-2012 academic year.
06/27/11 Over 1,100 kids left Dave Rider Field Saturday with something more important than a t-shirt or autographs. They received a message. One Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten hopes they'll remember as they return home to live their lives.
06/24/11 Making a difference... Tres Amaker cuts between Joey Preast and Jordan Masterson on his way to the hoop as the kids at the Bluefield High School and Case WV Basketball Camp Thursday afternoon take on the Drug Free All Stars.
06/24/11 Coming together... A group of players break a team huddle Thursday during the final practice before the Southwest Virginia Touchdown Club Blue & Gray All-Star game tonight. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Mitchell Stadium.
06/04/11 Graduates look over their diplomas and final grades as the 2011 Tazewell High School Commencement Services come to a conclusion at Bulldog Stadium Friday evening.
06/03/11 If you go to the Virginia Group AA State Track & Field Championships today and Saturday at Harrisonburg High School, you will not see any local athletes on the track. However on the field side, Tazewell, Graham and Richlands will be represented well.
05/30/11 Graham soccer player Forrest Yates (5) keeps the ball in his sights recently at East River Soccer Complex. The G-Men play this evening in Blacksburg in Region IV action.
05/30/11 By DAVE COX/Staff ABINGDON- What a spring it has been weather-wise for Southwest Virginia sports! The Southwest District tournament semifinal baseball game took two days to complete because of lightning and rain.
05/29/11 Hitting to regionals.. Richlands junior Josh Compton makes contact during a Coppinger Invitational semifinal win over Nicholas County in April. Compton, who is the son of former Richlands, WVU and NFL standout Mike Compton, will lead the Blues into Region IV action on Monday.
05/19/11 Local residents take advantage of the falling gas prices Wednesday as a small crowd gathers to fill up at a College Avenue service station. Staff photo by Eric DiNovo
05/17/11 Three Richlands batters had two-run home runs to help the Blue Tornado beat the Honaker Tigers 12-2 on Monday evening at rain-soaked Harding Field.
05/17/11 Being able to stand before a chapel filled with his fellow law enforcement colleagues is a huge achievement for retired Roanoke Police Officer Bryan Lawrence.
05/17/11 A civil lawsuit has been filed against Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and a former teacher which claims negligence on both their parts in an ongoing sexual affair the band teacher had with the plaintiff while she was a high school student.
05/16/11 Dickenson County, Virginia authorities say Rodney Elder & Darlene after seeing themselves on our newscast.
05/10/11 By DAVE COX/Staff BRISTOL- In just two days, Richlands went from what could only be described as its worst softball game of the season to what could very well be its best, or at least one of its best! | 
