by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board convened for its monthly meeting on May 27, 2026, highlighting a year of significant student accomplishments, advancing new instructional initiatives, and managing routine operationalbusiness. The board opened the session by celebrating several major extracurricular achievements, including the success of the inaugural “Pack Productions” media and journalism team at Ridgeview High School. Supt. Haydee Robinson recognized student Antionette White, who made history as the division’s first-ever state champion in the Virginia High School League creative writing competition. Board members also praised the Ridgeview High School solar go-cart team, which competed […]

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MOUNT GAY, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Manuel as the college’s new Interim President. Elizabeth A. Manuel has dedicated her career to increasing access to education and advancing student success initiatives throughout West Virginia. Beginning with a focus on economic and workforce development in some of the state’s most rural communities, she has spent more than two decades leading efforts to make higher education accessible, particularly for first-generation and low-income students. Throughout her more than 25 years of experience, much of Manuel’s work has involved fiscal oversight and management of […]

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DWALE, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was pulled over for driving on a suspended license found himself facing more serious trouble, when police found half an ounce of meth in his car. A Floyd County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in Dwale, when he saw 22-year-old Damon O’Ryan Jewell, of Dwale, drive by.From previous encounters, the deputy knew Jewell’s license had been suspended, so he pulled him over. Jewell confirmed that his license was still suspended, but the deputy called in a K-9 to sniff around the car, due to Jewell having previous drug charges. The dog alerted on […]

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LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been arrested on multiple counts of wanton endangerment, after allegedly pointing a shotgun at two homes while in a drug-induced psychotic state. Deputies were called Saturday evening to the Left Fork of Little Blaine Creek. There, they told showed a video of Scott Anthony Hayes, 26, of Louisa, getting out of his truck with a shotgun, waving it at his wife’s home and exhibiting erratic movements. Three people were in the home at the time. He later pointed the gun at his mother-in-law’s house and made an obscene gesture. His wife told […]

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ALLEN, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested for burglary, after police reportedly caught him in the act of stripping a home. A sheriff’s deputy was called to Railroad Street in Allen over a burglary in progress.\ When the deputy arrived, neighbors told him that the burglar was still inside the home. The deputy then found Hiram Carroll, 34, of Printer, inside the house and placed him under arrest. The property owner showed the deputy damages throughout the house which included plumbing and door facings that had been removed, as well as wood that had been removed from […]

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