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Lee supervisors adopt E-911 ordinances
Jonesville man sentenced to prison for assaulting deputy
Lee chamber asked to support high-speed Internet project
Keokee man charged with larceny
Lee woman sentenced on drug charge
Two women plead guilty in Lane murder
Lee County students head back to school
Lee supervisors approve funding to flush Rose Hill sewer lines
Lee County supervisors asked to support coyote control program
Lee County man killed in single-vehicle accident
Lee County school employees head back to class with pay raises
Lee County IDA awarded grant for virtual building
Great-grandson indicted on capital murder charges
Traffic stop leads to three arrests
Rose Hill man charged with child pornography violations
Quik Mart burglar sentenced to 4 years
Ewing families sought for sewer project
Lee County PSA slates meeting on Rose Hill sewer project
Lee supervisors clear Highlander Ambulance to operate in county
Pennington Gap notified no funds available for Route 58 bypass
Judge denies change of venue for former Lee High coach
Lee County School Board tables action on dress code
Lee PSA discusses sewer plant issue
Lee County SWAT team ready to roll
Lee deputies seize stolen property in raid
Dryden man sentenced for larceny
Pennington man sentenced
Lee County to name bridges today, Saturday
Lee County fiber-optic project getting national attention
Gunman robs Double Kwik Market in Jasper
Lee County IDA to assist in kitchen incubator efforts
Lee County IDA awarded $250,000 loan to renovate VAMCO building
Lee County supervisors approve tax hike, budget
Lee County grand jury indicts 13
Lee County supervisors to name bridges
Two charged with OxyContin possession
Pennington man sentenced in theft cases
Pennington man sentenced for larceny
Defendant sentenced on drug counts
Jonesville man sentenced for distribution
Great-grandson facing capital murder charges in shotgun slayings
Lee County supervisors withdraw support for ABC store
Lee man sentenced for manslaughter
Lee County PSA adopts budget
Pennington Gap man sentenced
Pennington Gap leaders oppose ABC store for Lee County
Lee County to advertise 65 cent tax rate
Lee County deputies raid marijuana crop
Dryden man pleads no contest to arson
Pennington Gap police make drug arrest
Lee Regional Medical Center completes second year of Medical Explorer program
Lee supervisors get figures on new property assessment
Lee Farm Bureau donates defibrillators to sheriff's department
Southwest Virginia counties eligible for FEMA disaster assistance
Lee supervisors split on decision to seek state ABC store
Lee schools accept recommendations from educational audit
Chadwell, Williams get party nominations to run for Lee County clerk
Lee schools to start action against VHSL
Probe into Lee farm death continues
Muse sentenced in J&L Pitstop robbery
Two killed in wreck
Lee Republicans, Democrats set to choose candidates for circuit court clerk
Historical society seeking pictures for book on Lee County history
Lee PSA seeking solution for Rose Hill sewer problem
Lee County School Board schedules budget work session
Rose Hill man indicted on meth manufacturing charge
Lee woman sentenced for welfare fraud
Duffield woman to serve nine months
Morning skirmish kicks off Jonesville Civil War Days
Jonesville issues boil notice after heavy rains muddy springs
Drugs seized after search in Pennington
Laid-off DeRoyal employees eligible for federal benefits
Lee County declared to be in state of emergency
Lee County PSA gets $50,000 grant to replace aging water lines
Tornadoes rake Lee County; flooding a concern in Wise
Lee County supervisors hear concerns about gravel road
SW Va. projects set to receive $2.2 million in tobacco money
Jonesville man convicted of Halloween bank robbery
Lee County Jail inmate indicted on attempted arson charge, and other indictments
Jonesville man sentenced for forgery
Three sentenced in OcyContin cases
Lee High seeking participants for summer program
Jonesville, St. Charles mayors win re-election; one council member ousted
Cooperation bringing broadband network to Southwest Virginia
Lee County PSA awarded $25,000 for Cave Springs water project
Armed robber sentenced in Lee County
Lee County schools opt out of SACS accreditation
Lee County woman acquitted of obstruction charge
Pennington police seize drugs in raids
Ben Hur man sentenced in arson case
Lee County school system begins academic review
LRMC opening new cardiac catheterization lab
Snakebite proves fatal to minister
Lee Animal League to help abandoned pets
Lee County School Board votes to rehire terminated employee
Couple charged in domestic altercation
New warden coming to U.S. Penitentiary in Lee County
Lee County Chamber of Commerce to meet
St. Charles supporting water project
Lee County grand jury declines to indict rape suspect
Lee County School Board begins budget process
Teen convicted of sodomizing 12-year-old at group home
Former Lee High coach convicted of assaulting students
Lee County PSA approves water rate hike
Lee County may enact dress code for all schools
Jonesville man killed in single-car crash
Lee County School Board discusses budget issues
Hearing for murder suspect rescheduled
Road-naming ceremony scheduled
Lee County School Board denies grievances filed by transferred employees
Lee County School Board meeting postponed
Lee County courting tenant for Constitutional Oaks Industrial Park
Pennington Middle benefiting from IBM partnership with schools
Lee County seeking funds for Cave Springs water project
Lee County supervisors discuss range of tax issues
Lee looking to replace aging voting machines
Pennington Gap Town Council agrees to lease cell tower site
Pennington raid nets drugs and cash
Two sentenced in grocery checkout scam
Lee woman charged following court case
Lee County man accused of rape; wife convicted of misdemeanor
Lee County school board draws fire for personnel transfers
Pennington Gap woman sentenced
Two facing drug charges after raid
Jonesville seeking grant for sewer work
Defense seeks expert investigator in double slaying
St. Charles Town Council rejects proposed annexation
Lee County man selected as regional Veteran of the Year
Alltel ups offer to locate cell tower in Pennington Gap
Lee County panel ranks 911 service provider candidates
Pennington woman hit by truck, killed
Two arrested on drug charges in Lee
Kilgore to speak to Lee County GOP
Route 23 lanes closed for repairs
Lee County PSA schedules meetings on proposed water projects
Slain couple remembered fondly by friends, family
Great-grandson pleads not guilty to murders
Lee County supervisor suggests charging jail inmates $1 per day
Great-grandson charged in double homicide in Lee
Lee County School Board shuffles personnel
Lee County School Board to consider transfers, layoffs
Lee school board declares raises a violation of state code
Supporters ask Lee board to reinstate contract for Thomas Walker field house
McIntyre takes helm at LRMC
Lee County grand jury indicts five
Lee County may realign schools
Lee County man sentenced to five years for abduction, assault
Lee County PSA urges caution before signing user agreements
Lee, Wise, Dickenson counties potential sites for power plant
Lee County man accused of witness intimidation
Lee County awarded $820,000 grant for Big Hill water project
Pennington man sentenced on larceny, forgery charges
Dryden woman gets probation in grocery scam
Outgoing LRMC administrator commends hospital staff
Pennington Gap police seize drugs, money in search
Incumbent still weighing options in Lee court clerk's race
Three seeking nomination to run for Lee County court clerk
Lee High principal explains need for alternative school
Lee County awarded $9,789 for food, shelter programs
Lee County School Board approves personnel cuts
Engineer recommends combining Red Hill, Poor Valley sewer projects
Whistle-blower asks Lee supervisors to set aside reassessment
Lee County supervisors to discuss zoning, solid waste
Two charged after police answer domestic disturbance call
Suspect charged with threatening officer
Man charged with attempted abduction
Lee burglary suspect nabbed after chase
Dryden woman enters plea in larceny
Jonesville bans employees from holding public office in town
Lee County School Board votes to stop paying suspended coach
Jonesville leaders enthusiastic about RV camp idea
Lee housing authority rejects bids for Cross Creek project
School board rescinds contract for Thomas Walker field house
Lee Regional Medical Center CEO takes new position
Two Lee women indicted on murder charges
Lee school board members air concerns in organizational meeting
Morristown man sentenced to eight years for fatal crash
Ewing man sentenced on various charges
Brewer to serve one year, four months
Two plead to reduced charges
Lee supervisors seek November election for circuit court clerk
Lee County Circuit Court clerk resigns due to health reasons
Four arrested as deputies raid methamphetamine lab in Lee County
Lee Regional Medical Center earns JCAHO accreditation
Stone Face Rock in Lee County to be lighted for tourism boost
Social services workers pitch in as Santa's helpers in Lee County
Federal inmate dies in Lee County
Lee High football coach arraigned on assault charges
Lee grants franchise extension to Adelphia Communications
Ben Hur man charged with manslaughter, hit-and-run
Pennington Gap leaders fear 911 may change town addresses
Lee High coach accused of assaulting students
Stickleyville Elementary School under boil notice
Pennington Gap park alight with spirit of Christmas
Lee Regional Medical Center offering cardiology services
Jonesville outlines plan for sewer improvements
Field house plan sparks debate at Lee County School Board meeting
Love triangle apparent motive in Lee County murder case
Lee County Jail inmate indicted in escape attempt
Underemployment leaves Lee family struggling to survive
Three held in Lee County on counterfeiting charges
Tobacco sale season off to slow start at Pennington Gap auction warehouse
Pennington Gap gets clean audit report
Lee County road named in honor of former resident
Lee supervisors accept bids for airport improvements
Three road projects put back on Lee County's six-year plan
Road naming ceremony set in Lee
Virginia's last tobacco auction house opens for 2003
Jonesville increasing water deposit to $100
Lee County supervisors return $451,000 to school board
Jonesville man pleads to reduced charge
Pennington man charged in drug sting
Lee County PSA approves changes to business plan
Lee school board balks at VDOT proposal to buy Pennington Middle property
Armed robber hits Lee County bank
Lee County grand jury indicts escapee
Official Lee election results show few changes
Lee canvassing finds more votes
Recount possible as Lee sheriff, treasurer win re-election by slim margins
Hobbs making first foray into Lee County politics
Ray hopes to return to Lee board
Scalf hopes to help Lee County prosper
Carter wants to entice jobs so young people can stay in Lee County
Barker hopes to continue working for Lee County
Two people charged with thefts at Jonesville VDOT headquarters
Williams hopes to bring jobs to Lee
Quick-thinking customer helps foil bank robbery
Eleven seeking five slots on Lee County School Board
Whitt cites county's progress in bid for second term as Lee supervisor
Businessman hopes to create more jobs in Lee County
Lee County PSA working to bring water to Cave Springs
Lee subdivision residents say sewer problems unresolved
Lakins hopes to continue improving Lee County
Yates cites concern for community in run for Lee supervisor
Lee County treasurer unopposed in bid for sixth term
Lee County commissioner of revenue cites experience in re-election bid
IRS agents take dental records
Lee County supervisor seeking commissioner of revenue seat
Inmates indicted in murder conspiracy plot
DeRoyal laying off employees at Dryden, New Tazewell plants
Lee students suffer minor injuries in bus accident
Ex-wife charged with conspiracy in Lee County murder
Time-worn church getting new lease on life
Lee High student facing drug charge
Ewing man charged in year-old theft
Abuse, assault charges dropped
Second suspect facing conspiracy charge in Lee County homicide
Lee authorities arrest murder suspect
Lee County PSA contracts with outside firm to operate sewer plants
Pennington Gap agrees to accept $250,000 settlement for water plant work
Jonesville businessman says parking tickets being issued unfairly
Lee County coal mine wins safety award
Lee man reappointed to Tobacco Commission
Two killed in crash
Two charged in fatal wreck
Jonesville man sentenced
Pennington Gap man sentenced
Haysi man sentenced on drug counts
St. Charles Town Council considering water ordinance banning cross connections
Rose Hill man sentenced for larceny
Driver charged with drug possession
St. Charles man killed in crash
Bloodhound being trained to sniff out arsonists
Stone Mountain Health buying Vamco building
Pennington Gap couple indicted on drug charges
Lee High students returning after fear of violence
Parsons seeking second full term as Lee County sheriff
Retired state trooper eyes Lee County sheriff post
Former deputy hoping to unseat incumbent sheriff
Church seeking Lee commonwealth's attorney post
McElyea seeking fourth term as Lee prosecutor
Lee High goes on high security after threat rumors
Dryden man faces drug charge
St. Charles to hold benefit for mayor
ASP to conduct annual walk
Lakins to conduct District meeting
Lee County supervisors approve subdivision expansion
ARC grant primes pump for Lee water project
Crash claims Ewing man
