Grundy, Virginia and Mountain Mission School

A portion of the graduating Seniors at Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Virginia.  The school has approx. 250 students from k-12 grades.  Over the years they have had students from over 60 countries.

Photo Earl Neikirk/Bristol Herald Courier/HeraldCourier.com

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Award Winning Photography 2012

1st. Place  Combination picture/story Virginia Press Association 2012 for coverage of the Buchanan County deputy shootings.

Photos Earl Neikirk/Bristol Herald Courier

Tammy Elswick, left, Cody Elswick, center, and Austin Elswick hold candles on Monday at a Candlelight Vigil in front of the Courthouse in Grundy, Va.  Tammy is a cousin to William Ezra Stiltner, photo she holds. and  they wanted to support the other fallen officer ( Cameraon Neil Justus) by having Austin hold his photo.

Ray Foster, Buchanan County Sheriff prays with Linda Stiltner, wife of fallen officer William Ezra Stiltner on Monday at a Candlelight Vigil in front of the Courthouse in Grundy, Va. 

Memorial for the fallen and recovering members of the Buchanan Sheriff Dept. on Monday at a Candlelight Vigil in front of the Courthouse in Grundy, Va. 

Candles are raised in memory of the fallen and recovering members of the Buchanan Sheriff Dept. on Monday at a Candlelight Vigil in front of the Courthouse in Grundy, Va. 

State Police are working the scene of a shooting outside Grundy Va. 

James Conley stands by the location where Randy Gilbert Newberry was shot after he shot several Buchanan County officers on Sunday near Grundy, VA.  Conley let Newberry use his cell phone as they stood next to his daughter car.  Officer shot when a handgun was seen and paint shows the outline of the final resting place.