Cedar Bluff News

By JIM TALBERT\Staff RICHLANDS - It wouldn't be the holiday season without a parade and several are on tap in the area this week.

A Pounding mill man is charged with embezzlement, grand larceny, larceny with intent to sell or distribute stolen property and selling stolen property.

Dolly Fern Hale, age 79, of Cedar Bluff, Va., passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Involuntary manslaughter, possession of controlled substances, and possession of child pornography were among the indictments handed down by the latest session of the Tazewell County Grand Jury.

By JIM TALBERT\Staff TAZEWELL - Charges of manslaughter, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and shooting into an occupied dwelling house were certified to grand jury Nov.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - Henry Jess Luttrell, age 85, of Cedar Bluff, Va., died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at his home.

RICHLANDS, Va. - Faced with a growing number of illegal trash dumps in Tazewell County, officials are proposing a new trash removal service in the Northwestern District that could eventually become a county-wide program.

After a year of service in Iraq, dozens of Southwest Virginia soldiers are back in the arms of loved ones tonight.

Despite a troubled state economy, the tourism industry is still booming in Virginia.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - A sun-splashed southwestern Virginia day welcomed thousands of visitors to the 32nd annual Cedar Bluff Heritage Festival as the western Tazewell County, Va., town with a population of about 1,100 people was bursting at the seams with guests.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Two familiar topics - wind turbines and classrooms without air-conditioning - are still creating controversy in Tazewell County.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - A lot of public officials report assets on their financial disclosure forms - land, houses, investments - but those who own the most are often the ones taking the biggest risks: the entrepreneurs.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - A lot of public officials report assets on their financial disclosure forms - land, houses, investments - but those who own the most are often the ones taking the biggest risks: the entrepreneurs.

Renting a home or business location in Richlands might best be accomplished by contacting members of the Town Council or the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors.

Jamie "Renee" Patton Mitchell, 50, of Fredericksburg, formerly of Cedar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Aug.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - Town officials are hoping to expand the municipal boundaries of Cedar Bluff by taking in a large portion of the Claypool Hill community.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - A Tazewell County community that was facing the loss of its bus service will see buses picking up local passengers for another year.

TAZEWELL, Va. - The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget Tuesday that cuts spending by $1.1 million but keeps the tax rate at 58 cents.

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - Passengers aboard a public bus running the Cedar Bluff route Wednesday have a lot in common; many of them will have a hard time getting anywhere if they lose their bus service.

RICHLANDS, Va. - Richlands High School may soon officially be in the town of Richlands.