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ROCK (WVVA) - Crews were at the site of a train derailment in a remote area of Mercer County Wednesday. The derailment occurred Tuesday night in the Rock area -- near Montcalm -- across from Route 71..More >> ROCK (WVVA) - Crews were at the site of a train derailment in a remote area of Mercer County Wednesday. The derailment occurred Tuesday night in the Rock area -- near Montcalm -- across from Route 71.. More >> TAZEWELL (NEWS RELEASE) -- Tazewell County Public Schools has announced their 2014 Teachers of the Year to four deserving teachers within the county. This year the honors went to Martha Jessee, Ann Keene, Debra Hatfield and Mike Howington each were honored at the April School Board Meeting.Every year teachers in the county name a Teacher of the Year for each school, then their names are taken to the Central Office level where a committee of Central Office Supervisors vote by secret ballot for...More >> TAZEWELL (NEWS RELEASE) -- Tazewell County Public Schools has announced their 2014 Teachers of the Year to four deserving teachers within the county. This year the honors went to Martha Jessee, Ann Keene, Debra Hatfield and Mike Howington each were honored at the April School Board Meeting.Every year teachers in the county name a Teacher of the Year for each school, then their names are taken to the Central Office level where a committee of Central Office Supervisors vote by secret ballot for...More >> CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- A man accused of shooting and wounding two women at a community college inside a Christiansburg mall has pleaded guilty to four felony charges. Media outlets report that 19-year-old Neil Allan MacInnis of Christiansburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of using a firearm in a felony. Sentencing is set for July 10 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Police have said the women were in the lobby when a gunman enter...More >> CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- A man accused of shooting and wounding two women at a community college inside a Christiansburg mall has pleaded guilty to four felony charges. Media outlets report that 19-year-old Neil Allan MacInnis of Christiansburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of using a firearm in a felony. Sentencing is set for July 10 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Police have said the women were in the lobby when a gunman enter...More >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA)- Work Force West Virginia held a job fair for veterans today in Bluefield.
More than 40 venders packed into the Youth Center on Stadium Drive representing various employers from across the state and even the federal level.
More >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA)- Work Force West Virginia held a job fair for veterans today in Bluefield.
More than 40 venders packed into the Youth Center on Stadium Drive representing various employers from across the state and even the federal level.
More >> PRINCETON (WVVA) -The trial of the woman accused of intentionally running over a Bluefield store employee after an alleged chainsaw theft is expected to conclude Wednesday. Dustie Gene Beller is charged with attempted murder, petit larceny, conspiracy, failure to stop and render aid, and malicious wounding after the incident...
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PRINCETON (WVVA) - A Mercer County jury has found a woman not guilty of attempted murder -- but guilty on all other charges stemming from an incident in which she ran over a Bluefield store employee following a chainsaw theft.
More >>BLACKSBURG (WVVA) - It's been seven years since the deadly shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.The massacre on the morning of April 16, 2007, was the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history.Thirty-two students and faculty...More >> BLACKSBURG (WVVA) - It's been seven years since the deadly shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.The massacre on the morning of April 16, 2007, was the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history.Thirty-two students and faculty...More >> OAKVALE (WVVA) - One rooster is fighting for its life and Animal Control is in the process of seizing more than 100 other roosters from the cockfighting investigation out of Mercer County.While the owners of the roosters were only cited with a misdemeanor, they are getting all of their 128 roosters taken away.Animal Control officer Tracy Monninger tells WVVA that most residences will only have one to two roosters. This many throws up a red flag.More than half of the birds are being taken from...More >> OAKVALE (WVVA) - One rooster is fighting for its life and Animal Control is in the process of seizing more than 100 other roosters from the cockfighting investigation out of Mercer County.While the owners of the roosters were only cited with a misdemeanor, they are getting all of their 128 roosters taken away.Animal Control officer Tracy Monninger tells WVVA that most residences will only have one to two roosters. This many throws up a red flag.More than half of the birds are being taken from...More >> ![Photo by Kathy Woods]( "Photo by Kathy Woods")
Photo by Kathy WoodsBLUEFIELD (WVVA) - Spring took a break on Tuesday, giving way to winter-like conditions across the Two Virginias.Temperatures fell quickly through the morning -- from highs around 60 into the 30s. By afternoon, snow...More >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - Spring took a break on Tuesday, giving way to winter-like conditions across the Two Virginias.Temperatures fell quickly through the morning -- from highs around 60 into the 30s. By afternoon, snow...More >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - The photos in the this slideshow were contributed by WVVA viewers during the 'blood moon' on April 15, 2014.If you have a photo you'd like to share, send it to connect@wvva.com, or share it on Facebook at WVVA News.More >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - The photos in the this slideshow were contributed by WVVA viewers during the 'blood moon' on April 15, 2014.If you have a photo you'd like to share, send it to connect@wvva.com, or share it on Facebook at WVVA News.More >> GRUNDY (WVVA) - A former firefighter has been charged with four counts of arson after allegedly starting fires that burned hundreds of acres in Buchanan County.Shane Rife, 19, of Grundy is accused of starting the...More >> GRUNDY (WVVA) - A former firefighter has been charged with four counts of arson after allegedly starting fires that burned hundreds of acres in Buchanan County.Shane Rife, 19, of Grundy is accused of starting the...More >>
TAZEWELL, Va. (AP) -- The initial phase of a multi-million dollar wireless communications network upgrade for Southwest Virginia has been completed.
Officials say the Virginia Coalfield Coalition and its partners have completed the upgrade of 15 existing wireless towers in the coalition's seven-county region.
The upgrade will allow for 4G-enabled wireless service in Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Wise counties. The construction of 11 new towers is expected to be completed this year.
The project is being funded by a $11 million grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that, when complete, the project will provide enhanced communications services to 200,000 residents, 95,000 households and 2,600 private non-farm businesses. Tobacco commission officials say the project will have immeasurable job-creation potential.
