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Sisters Amanda Hale (left) and Brandy Turner (right) are participants in the DREAM program, a special circuit court docket for non-violent drug offenders. They are pictured with case manager Selena Culbertson, a Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services employee. DREAM helps sisters fight drug addiction
Sisters Amanda Hale and Brandy Turner have weathered many difficult times in their lives. They have suffered physically and emotionally, and have known deep, overwhelming grief and great shame. Ho...
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Debris caught by a large tree that fell across the Cranesnest River blocks part of the waterway. Similar scenes can be found throughout the county, and the board of supervisors is seeking grant funding to pay for removal of some debris. County seeks grants to help clean up stream debris
Knowing that spring rains are just around the corner, county officials want to reduce the threat of flooding by removing downed trees from local waterways. Dickenson County Administrator Mark Vano...
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Tree debris cleanup continues at Flannagan
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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Nearly three months after a monster snowstorm downed countless trees in the county, crews are still working at some John Flannagan Dam and Reservoir areas to remove debris before the spring recreat...
VDOT continues roadside clearing
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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Drive along nearly any road in Dickenson County and you'll see evidence of a snowstorm that passed nearly three months ago. Fallen trees or sections of them dot roadsides throughout the county, de...
Clinchco fire department seeks members
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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CLINCHCO — Like most volunteer organizations, Clinchco Volunteer Fire Department is accustomed to running on a small budget. What members are hoping to increase, however, is the number of active me...
What would a consolidated school offer?
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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If the county builds a new, consolidated high school, what would it look like? What courses would be offered? How would it be staffed? Those were among questions Schools Superintendent Haydee Robi...
Presentation highlights consolidation benefits
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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CLINTWOOD — Since it will only cost an estimated $4 million more to build a new consolidated high school than to repair the county's aging three high schools and career center, Schools Superintende...
Consolidation plans include career center
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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CLINTWOOD — Not only would a new, consolidated school combine the county's three high schools, it would also include a career and technical program. Last month, Schools Superintendent Haydee Robin...
Snow days may shorten summer break
by TERESA MULLINS - Staff Writer
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Everyone enjoys a snow day now and then, but teachers and even students in Dickenson County have likely had their fill of them for a while, especially since missed days will mean a shorter summer b...