The Virginia Mountaineer, Buchanan County, Grundy VA

State Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton (left) examines plans for the Hawk's Nest portion of the Coalfields Expressway as VDOT representative Jeffrey Powell explains the proposal Tuesday morning. About a quarter-mile of rough-grade work has been completed on the two-mile Hawk's Nest section of the CFX road bed (above), according to VDOT representative Mandy Cox.
(Staff photo/Scotty Wampler.)

VA Secretary of Transportation Gets Look at Hawk's Nest Section of CFX

by Scotty Wampler
News Editor

Highway officials wasted no time Tuesday blaring the urgency of road and construction projects vital to the economic future of Buchanan County.
Their audience: State Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, who met with county and VDOT representatives to discuss an array of road project topics, including the Coalfields Expressway.

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Injunction Hearing for Former REMS Principals Moved to Dickenson County

by Scotty Wampler
News Editor

A hearing to decide a temporary injunction request filed against the Buchanan County School System has been delayed a second time.
Melanie Hibbitts, Lynn Lowe and Ruby Coffey, all former administrators at Riverview Elementary/Middle School, are seeking an injunction preventing the school board from making their transfers to different schools permanent. The request also asks the court for reinstatement to their former positions at Riverview.

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