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Methane rights legislation advances
The last piece of a three-part legislative puzzle on how to determine coalbed methane ownership is now falling into place. Yesterday the House of Delegates passed the third version of Del. Terry K...
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Odie Duff murder investigation continues
FRONT PULLOUT : Prosecutor Adrian Collins says an as-yet-unnamed person may have entered Duff’s home More than 23 years after 85-year-old Odie Duff was found stabbed to death in the bedro...
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A Lower Twins camping area is piled high with debris from the massive snowstorm that hit the region in mid-December. Tree debris cleanup continues at Flannagan
Nearly three months after a monster snowstorm downed countless trees in the county, crews are still working at some John Flannagan Dam and Reservoir areas to remove debris before the spring recrea...
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Clinchco fire department seeks members
CLINCHCO — Like most volunteer organizations, Clinchco Volunteer Fire Department is accustomed to running on a small budget. What members are hoping to increase, however, is the number of active...
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Power plant workers to peak at 1,600 soon
by JODI DEAL - Staff Writer
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WISE — Dominion Virginia Power’s Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in St. Paul is 58 percent complete, according to Mark Mitchell, Dominion’s director of fossil and hydro projects. Mitchell was o...
Collins: Duff murder investigation continues
by IDA HOLYFIELD - Editor
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More than 23 years after 85-year old Odie Duff was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of his Wood Avenue home, his hands and feet bound and his body wrapped in a blanket, officials are still inv...
VDOT continues roadside clearing
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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Drive along nearly any road in Dickenson County and you'll see evidence of a snowstorm that passed nearly three months ago. Fallen trees or sections of them dot roadsides throughout the county, de...
Council elections: Many declare they will run in May 4 races
by JODI DEAL - Staff Writer
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By the Tuesday deadline to file for candidacy in the May 4 town council elections, 13 challengers had stepped up to compete for open seats alongside 15 incumbent councilmen. The last day to regist...
Gap in final stages of preparing for grant
by IDA HOLYFIELD • Editor
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BIG STONE GAP — Big Stone Gap officials on Tuesday received word that the town has cleared one of its biggest hurtles connected to signing the final contract on a $700,000 Community Development Blo...
Appy moves forward on ATV use
by IDA HOLYFIELD • Editor
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APPALACHIA — While there are differing opinions on when, and if, the town can implement its ordinance permitting the operation of all-terrain and off-road vehicles within the corporate limits, coun...
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