Tazewell News

Voters in the Commonwealth of Virginia have spoken in the state's closely watched election.

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.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Two Republicans, and one Democrat, were elected Tuesday to the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors.

By JIM TALBERT\Staff TAZEWELL - The final defendant in the attempted murder of a deputy sheriff entered pleas in Circuit Court Nov.

Republicans picked up another seat in the Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday after Will Morefield upset incumbent 3rd District Delegate Dan Bowling by a 15-point margin.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Voters will decide contested races Tuesday across Southwest Virginia, including two seats on the Virginia General Assembly.

TAZEWELL, Va. - The first round of H1N1 school vaccination clinics in Southwest Virginia are winding down with hundreds of school-aged children now inoculated against swine flu.

A single-vehicle crash clamied the life of a Tazewell County man late last night.

TAZEWELL, Va. - A Tazewell County man charged with fatally shooting his neighbor and wounding the man's wife was sentenced Monday to 56 years in prison.

NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - James B. "Jim" Khatib, age 51, of North Tazewell, Va. died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Tazewell County, Va.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Although the weather outside was unseasonably warm Wednesday afternoon, many used the nice day to seek home heating assistance in anticipation of the next blast of cold weather.

A stand-off that lasted several hours ended with the death of a county man October 17.

After firing three rounds at sheriff's deputies during an hours-long standoff at his estranged girlfriend's house Saturday night, a Tazewell man turned the shotgun on himself.

County rivals will square off Friday night as the Tazewell Bulldogs travel to Mitchell Stadium to face the Graham G-Men. The Bulldogs are coming off a 35-13 win over Honaker last week.

A group opposed to the current healthcare reform legislation will conduct a bus tour through Southwest Virginia on Thursday.

By JIM TALBERT\Staff TAZEWELL - A Dec. 1 public hearing is set for the county's proposed Ridgeline Protection Ordinance.

Bursts of scarlet and gold are blooming midst the fading green of summer, and foresters say better is yet to come in another week to 10 days.

I remember that summer down on the Moore Farm in Abb's Valley when the big new school was being built.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Today is the last day to register to vote in Virginia for the Nov.

TAZEWELL, Va. - A local police officer who was wounded in the line of duty during a traffic stop in Bluefield, Va., has been named the 2009 Deputy of the Year for Virginia.