Vansant

The owner of Roger's Service Center in the southwestern Virginia community of Vansant told police that his business was being robbed and he had blocked the suspect's vehicle with his own.

2 Va. deputies fatally shot, suspect killed 2011

Another miner who lost his job, Larry Cox of Vansant, Va., says the community is still reeling from Harman's closure:

Jeff Biggers: Stripping Massey: 81-year-old Paratrooper Leads Blockade, Court Hears $85 Million Suit 2009

Much like another tragic troubadour with whom he's often compared, the late Towns Vansant.

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Buchanan County deputies investigating a report of a robbery at Roger's Service Center in Vansant on Sunday afternoon were met by gunfire from long range, Virginia State Police said.

The Seattle Times 2011

Residents said such violence is rare in the rural area of about 1,000 people, though in January 2002, a student opened fire on the Appalachian School of Law campus in Grundy just down the road from Vansant after learning he had flunked out of school.

The Seattle Times 2011

The first victim, 25-year-old Charles Vansant, bled to death after sharks stripped the flesh off his thigh as he went for an early-evening swim.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Rasnake was among four deputies shot on March 13 in rural Vansant.

Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

Everybody knows everybody, said Tivis O'Quinn, 68, who has lived in Vansant for 40 years and operates a business less than a mile from the salvage yard.

The Seattle Times 2011

Vansant is a former coal mining town in the mountainous region of southwestern Virginia.

The Seattle Times 2011