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Former deputy sentenced to life for ex-wife’s murder

ROANOKE – A former Franklin County deputy accused of killing his ex-wife who lived in Salem will serve life in prison, plus three years, for her murder. Today, Jan. 11, Jonathan Agee pleaded “no contest” to the charge of fatally shooting Jennifer Agee as she sat in a vehicle with her daughter on Memorial... »

Historical society reprints 1912 Civil War booklet

CRAIG COUNTY – The Craig County Historical Society has reprinted the booklet “Craig’s Share in the War Between the States, 1861-1865,” originally printed in 1912 by Craig Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. The reproduction of the book coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Confederate monument on the courthouse lawn in New Castle.... »

Post 93 honors fallen soldiers at 61st Memorial Day Service

The American Flag and the American Legion Flag fluttered in a gentle breeze as former Vietnam War POW David Harker told the nearly 200 people at Monday’s Memorial Day Service in Buchanan they were there to remember the people like his fellow soldiers and Buchanan’s John Edwin Hill who had died in war for... »