TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) – Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office announced their newest unit on Monday, November 25, 2024. Sheriff Brian Hieatt announced the formation of a brand-new motorcycle unit.

A Virginia delegate introduced a budget amendment for a 7% percent salary increase for sheriff's deputies across the state, but it was not included in a house bill.

A delegate representing Southwest Virginia still has hopes to get salary increases for the state's deputies despite an amendment for a 7% salary increase not getting into the proposed state budget.

A former softball coach in Tazewell County was sentenced to multiple decades in prison back on January 13, 2025. According to ...

There is a 3% pay raise for all deputies in Virginia no matter what their duties are, Tazewell County Sheriff Brian Hieatt said Wednesday. “What he (Morefield) was looking at was an additional ...

Jan. 17—tazewell, va. — The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is hosting the EZ-Child ID Event for parents and guardians Saturday to ensure the safety and security of their children.

A Tazewell County woman is facing multiple charges after allegations of child abuse were investigated at Richlands Elementary School. According to the Richlands Police ...

TAZEWELL, Va. (WJHL) — A former Tazewell County softball coach was sentenced to 40 years in prison for dozens of counts of sexual abuse of a child. Howard Denver Barton, 55, was sentenced to 40 ...