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Inmate pleads guilty to possessing a weapon at FCI McDowell
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon. 26-year-old Tony Lashon Cleveland Jr., who was an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. According to […]
Tony Cleveland enters guilty plea for having a weapon as an inmate
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Tony Lashon Cleveland Jr., aged 26 and currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, entered a guilty plea for the possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison. As per court records and testimonies during the court proceedings, on or around September 12, 2023, a […]
Married couple arrested after admitting they were attracted to underage females
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A McDowell County couple has been arrested on numerous charges after admitting that they both are attracted to underage females. McDowell County Sheriff’s Department tells Lootpress that they received a complaint in early July regarding a married couple sharing images of juveniles who were partially clothed. Deputies obtained a search […]
Week Seven Grid Spotlight: Panthers hope to win two in row over River View
Editor's note: This is Part Seven of an 11-part feature highlighting the week-by-week opponents this fall for the Mingo Central and Tug Valley high school football teams. Heading into Week Seven of the high school football season this fall on Oct. 11, the Tug Valley Panthers will be facing a likely must-win game.
World War II soldier who fought in Europe to be interred in McDowell County
A McDowell County man who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country during World War II and rested unidentified for decades in a French cemetery will be laid to rest July 20 on American soil. U.S. Army PFC Mose E. Vance, a soldier killed during World War II, will be...
McDowell County Correctional Officer caught trying to smuggle drugs to inmates
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Stevens Correctional Officer was arrested after he was caught with drugs and intending to smuggle drugs to inmates. Sheriff Muncy directed Corporal Martin to take K9 Azra to Stevens Correctional Center on Virginia Ave. Corporal Martin was instructed to have K9 Azra sniff every vehicle in the public parking […]
Big Stone Ridge
Big Stone Ridge forms the border of Virginia and McDowell County west of Bluefield, West Virginia. The ridge marks the southern extent of the Allegheny Mountains and is an outlier of Great Flat Top Mountain. The Tug Fork River rises along its western flank. Anawalt, West Virginia, and the Anawalt...
End of COVID relief funds forces some West Virginia schools to cut staff, question future
Federal pandemic programs that poured more than $1.2 billion into West Virginia schools will sunset this fall, leaving some counties figuring out how to continue funding critical positions and programs. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER, which funded around 1,458 positions — jobs like teachers, reading specialists, nurses and custodians — […] The post End of COVID relief funds forces some West Virginia schools to cut staff, question future appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Man council donates three surplus vehicles to McDowell County fire department
MAN – The Man Town Council approved the donation of three surplus vehicles to a rural fire department in McDowell County during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 8. The three vehicles – a 2014 Jeep, a 2012 Kawasaki Mule side-by-side, and a 2008 truck – will be...
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