Inmate Benjamin R. Johnson was recaptured after escaping the Roane County Detention Facility, with additional charges pending.

SPENCER — The newly elected Roane County ... and West Virginia State Police Sgt. F.L. Hammack. Williams resigned from the Spencer Police Department in December and took over as sheriff Jan ...

The Roane County Commission voted 3-0 Thursday evening to appoint Cole as sheriff, Commission President Melissa O’Brien said. He fills a vacancy created when newly elected Sheriff Matthew “Bo ...

Two individuals were charged after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle went through a school zone and ended in Roane County.