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🌱 Will Wise County’s prosecutor step aside in the Red Onion death case?
Pound, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Pound! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Wise County’s prosecutor step aside in the Red Onion death case?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Cooler with a stray t-storm, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Group seeking Wise Co. Commonwealth's Attorney's recusal from inmate homicide case (wjhl.com) — A prisoners’ rights group is urging Wise County’s prosecutor to step aside from the homicide investigation into an inmate’s 2025 death at Red Onion State Prison near Pound, arguing personal ties to prison staff create a conflict of interest. Commonwealth’s Attorney Brett Hall acknowledges knowing some employees but insists he can remain fair and that recusal isn’t required. 
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TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- In 2024, 7,080 pedestrians were killed in US traffic crashes resulting in a rate of one pedestrian fatality every 74 minutes.
The HRBT Expansion Project is surrounded by pedestrian crossings with Hampton residents, university students, veterans and VA Hospital employees… (Nextdoor )
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in CLINTWOOD VA S02243 in Clintwood. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Clintwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pound here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wise
- Trustee's Sale - 540 Kentucky Ave Se, Norton, VA 24273 (thecoalfieldprogress.com)
- Wise County Health Department Undergoing Ceiling Maintenance (virginia.gov)
- This Virginia tower lets you see five states at once, and the walk up is stroller-flat (wheninyourstate.com)
Norton
- Celebrate Virginia Wine Month and Support Local Producers Throughout October (alexandrialivingmagazine.com)
Big Stone Gap
- Coal miners travel to D.C. to advocate for black lung protections and benefits (appvoices.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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