Jonesville News

Aware of the intense poverty in Appalachia, I thought that I understood the great challenges we would be facing in Jonesville, Va.

Inspirational is not a term that should be used lightly, but it is definitely a term that could be used to describe the 5th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Lee County that took place at Leeman Field on Friday evening.

JONESVILLE, Va a ' A Kentucky couple had a scheme to walk out of the Jonesville, Va., Wal-Mart with buggies full of expensive merchandise a ' and it worked, three separate times in an hour.

The Roanoke human services offices on Williamson Road were evacuated when a gas leak was reported Friday morning, fire officials said.

A southwest Virginia woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $488,000 from a bank will spend more than three years in prison.

Lee Regional Hospital officials brought their concerns to the Lee County Board of Supervisors during the Board's regular meeting Tuesday night.

Six local Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles offices are scheduled to temporarily close this month as part of a state-initiated upgrade of its licensing process.

Two roads in Jonesville were abandoned by the Lee County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, despite two parties opposing the decision.

Editor's Note: This is the last of a series addressing budget concerns in the tri-state area.

Donald and Leslie Clasby were both arrested on drug distribution charges Friday morning in the round-up. They had two small children who were taken into the care of Social Services.

JONESVILLE, Va. a ' Lee County authorities uncovered a large cache of weapons and drugs Monday night at the home of two people who Sheriff Gary Parsons believes are FBI impersonators.

At the Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting held Tuesday night, a public hearing was held before a Special Use Permit could be issued to Marcum Oil Company to construct a bulk container facility.

A Lee County bank employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly a half-million dollars from The Peoples Bank.

A southwest Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she embezzled nearly $488,000 from the bank where she worked.

Gary Carroll started making baskets four years ago. It was a hobby he picked up after talking to his cousin, who was already experienced at making handmade, period baskets.

Traffic was delayed for several hours on KY 38 near Ages after a loaded coal truck crashed Monday.

JONESVILLE, Va a ' A Jonesville woman accused of embezzling almost a half-million dollars over a four-year period from her employer, The Peoples Bank of Ewing, is scheduled for a pretrial conference on Monday ...