Tazewell County News

TAZEWELL, Va. - Family members of fallen officers leaned on each other for support as a bagpiper played the final notes of "Amazing Grace" at the gym on the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office property Saturday.

Flames and smoke rose from a grill as hotdogs and hamburgers broiled, and friends shared memories of a dedicated officer who died in the line of duty.

TAZEWELL, Va. - Officials with Tazewell County Fairgrounds are looking at a $93,000 project to install restrooms and a new pavilion to help spur economic development and grow the Tazewell County Fair.

RICHLANDS, Va. - Progress is being made on the restoration of a unique piece of railroad history in Tazewell County.

POCAHONTAS, Va. - Progress is being made on two different legs of the Spearhead Trail system in Tazewell and Buchanan counties.

BLUEFIELD, Va. - Officials with Bluefield College and Tazewell County are reviewing construction bids and seeking funding in preparation for the anticipated 2015 opening of the new School of Dental Medicine at the Bluestone Regional Technology Park.

POCAHONTAS, Va. - A threat of rain may have kept some people away from the annual grand reopening ceremony at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine on Saturday afternoon, but the spirit of history still burned brightly in Southwest Virginia thanks to the passion of the people in the community.

Michaelene Meyer, the deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction, will be exiting the Manassas City Public School system this summer.