Richlands News

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.

July 7, 2009 Teenager killed in Tazewell County accident involving ATV A teenager riding an All Terrain Vehicle was killed Monday afternoon after he was struck by a car.

An investigation into the all-terrain vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Richlands, Va., juvenile was being continued Tuesday by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office.

A Richlands teenager was killed in an ATV accident. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Department says the teen was a passenger on an ATV that hit a car.

One person died Monday following a crash between a car and a all-terrain-vehicle in Tazewell County.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Vegetable gardens throughout southwestern Virginia are starting to yield a harvest, and farmers are sharing their bounty, at a modest price, at farmers' markets in Bluefield, Va., and Tazewell on Friday and Saturday mornings respectively.

To understand why Lindsey Lester is such a dominant pitcher, just listen to her describe the emotions she felt after her last career game for Richlands High School.

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.

By Mike Santa Rita msantarita@patuxent.com Posted 6/24/09 The father of a 2006 Long Reach High School graduate killed while watchingA drag racing in Baltimore County on Sunday remembered his daughter as a a oesparkling personality.a A a oeShe touched a lot of hearts,a Dave Abernathy said of his daughter, Mary-Kathryn Michele Abernathy, 21, who died ...

The cause of a fatal Tazewell County fire is still unknown. Danny Lynn Shortt, 59, of 317 Tazewell Avenue, Richlands, died in the early morning blaze Wednesday, Richlands Police Chief William Puckett said.

RICHLANDS, Va. - A body was recovered early Wednesday morning from a structure in downtown Richlands that was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.

We applaud the decision of the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to designate the Richlands Coal Miner's Memorial as the officials Coal Miner's Memorial for the Commonwealth.

A body was recovered early Wednesday morning from a structure in downtown Richlands that was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.

At least one person is dead following a house fire early this morning on Tazewell Avenue.

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

Environmentalists waging a court battle against Dominion Virginia Power's Wise County coal-fired power plant under construction are supporting its plans for wind turbines there.

The folks at OpenCarry.org, a gun rights group, have done something we never would have expected: They endorsed Brian Moran in the Democratic primary for governor.

Richlands High School will soon officially be in the town of Richlands. The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve a boundary adjustment plan by the town of Richlands that would bring Richlands High School, Richlands Middle School, Richlands Elementary School and the Gateway Shopping Center into the municipal limits of ...

June 3, 2009 News7 Poll: McAuliffe leads, Deeds & Moran not far behind With just six days before the Democratic Primary for Governor, the latest News7 SurveyUSA poll shows the race is still a close one.

For a brief moment, Richlands still had hope. It didn't last long. Cody Nida scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Alleghany defeated Richlands 4-3 in a Group AA state quarterfinal baseball game on a warm Tuesday afternoon at Mountaineer Field.