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‘Get Ship Done!’ Mail-N-More to open new location in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, VA (LOOTPRESS) – The Tazewell Chamber of Commerce has announced an upcoming Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the arrival of Mail-N-More to the Bluefield area. Scheduled to take place at 3:00pm on Monday, July 22, 2024, the ceremony will welcome the shipping and supply service as the latest addition to the local […]
Montgomery County Sheriff investigating body found in North Fork River
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)– The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a deceased body was found in the North Fork River on Saturday, July 20. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies, along with personnel from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, and the Elliston Fire Department responded to reports of a body found in the river near Cannery Road in Elliston. The body was retrieved from the water, and the investigation showed the deceased had been in the water for an undetermined amount of time.
Earthquake between Blowing Rock and Lenoir on Sunday morning
An earthquake was recorded between Blowing Rock and Lenoir on Sunday morning. This quake measured 2.2 magnitude and was centered 8.1 miles north-northwest of Cedar Rock, 9.3 miles north of Lenoir, and 14.3 miles southeast of Boone at 3:25 am, according to the United States Geological Survey. This is the...
Meet some of the world’s cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born...
Axmen stay hot at home, Doughboys win in E-Town
(WJHL) – Appalachian League teams began a final series on Saturday night before Monday’s All-Star break. In Elizabethton, three runs from the Doughboys in the fifth frame secured a 5-3 road victory. Kyler Proctor and Braden Spano (Milligan) each launched two-run homers, while Nate Conner added the additional RBI for Johnson City. Owen Slater earned […]
16-year-old from Roanoke shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A teenage boy from Roanoke died after an early morning shooting in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach Police Department officers responded early Saturday morning to a shooting on North Ocean Blvd. The coroner’s office states Jakolbi Taylor, 16, was shot while in the 16th Avenue N. Beach...
Candidate filing for municipal seats wraps up
DOBSON — Candidate filing periods for elected offices across Surry County usually include some office-seekers waiting until the last minute to toss their hats into the ring. This can be done for strategic purposes — desiring to see who one would be running against before making the plunge. However, the just-completed sign-up period for eight seats in three Surry County towns wasn’t true to that script. ...
Brights Zoo hosts car show to benefit giraffe conservation
LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Brights Zoo hosted its first ever car show fundraiser on Saturday to support giraffe conservation around the globe. Despite some rain, several classic cars, modern hotrods and even a mock tank vehicle attended the event. News Channel 11’s John Jenco was a judge at the car show. Each entry cost $10 […]
Republicans grow bullish on flipping Virginia
Republicans are increasingly looking to Virginia as a state that is in play ahead of November, signaling yet another potential shift in the electoral map toward former President Trump. A number of polls out this week show Trump and President Biden within 2 to 5 points of each other in the state, which has not gone…
Body found in North Fork River
Shortly after 1600 hours on 7/20/2024, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, and Elliston Fire Dept. responded to reports of a body found in the North Fork river in the area of Cannery Rd. in Elliston, Va. The deceased had been in the water for an undetermined amount of time based on the investigation. It was determined that the deceased was an hispanic male, approximately 50 years old based on identification found at the scene. The Medical examiner responded to the scene and custody of the deceased was transferred to the ME’s office. At this time there is no indication of foul play, however this is an on-going investigation. There are no further updates from the Sheriff’s Office to be provided.
Rezoning request defeated, county may lose $10 million project
The potential investment of $10 million dollars by an Indiana company seeking to build a facility producing doors for carports hit another snag when the Surry County Board of Commissioners rejected the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve the request with conditions. Industrial Development LLC is seeking to rezone 27.04 acres off South McKinney Road, to the South of Interstate 74, from Rural Agricultural to Highway Business Conditional. The board voted 4-1 to deny the request but also voted to waive the one-year filing...
Championship spotter and Bristol native Bob Jeffrey passes away after cancer battle
Bob Jeffrey, a championship spotter in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the Indy Car Series, passed away after battling cancer. He was 65 years old. Bob was a native of Bristol and attended Tennessee High before his family moved to West Virginia before his senior year of high school. He returned to the area to pursue a career in racing, working for Henderson Motorsports and Ed Whitaker Racing as a tire changer.
Construction begins on pipeline expansion in Hampton Roads
A project to overhaul and double the size of a natural gas pipeline in Hampton Roads is officially underway. TC Energy began construction Monday on the Virginia Reliability Project, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Canadian company plans to replace and widen about 49 miles...
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