MOUTHCARD, Ky. — A Buchanan County man has been arrested after he allegedly crashed his car and fled the scene on foot, leaving four children behind. Police were called around 7 p.m. Monday, after a small child walked into a store at Mouthcard to say he had been in a wreck and a male was bleeding. Kentucky State Police found the car on South River Road with four children inside. Police learned that the driver, identified as Ryan Wilson, 37, of Maxie, Va., had left on foot after the crash. He was found walking about a mile-and-a-half from the wreck. […]

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RICHARDSON, Ky. — Police called to a possible domestic dispute Sunday in Lawrence County ended up finding a variety of narcotics and arresting three people for drug trafficking. Two state troopers and a sheriff’s deputy responded to the call, and after questioning some people at the scene, were given permission to enter the home. Inside the home, they immediately spotted some drug paraphernalia, so they obtained a search warrant, which resulted in the discovery of meth, fentanyl, cocaine, pills, marijuana and paraphernalia. Following the discovery, the home’s three occupants, 44-year-old William Blackman Friend, 51-year-old Brandi Annette Meade and 38-year-old Jonathan […]

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by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — Job seekers, students, and individuals interested in career training and community resources are invited to attend the Dickenson County Job Fair on Thursday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Dickenson Center for Education & Research (DCER), located at 818 Happy Valley Drive in Clintwood. The event is sponsored by Southwest Virginia Works and the Dickenson County Department of Economic Development and is designed to connect residents with employment opportunities, career training, and valuable community resources. Participating employers currently include Wildwood Recovery Center, Red Onion State Prison, Dickenson County Public Schools, Dickenson […]

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