Closing courts in Tazewell County because of the pandemic has created a way to pay the tuition for county students at Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC) for the rest of this year.
“The regional jail expense decreased by $275,000 due to the COVID-19 shutdown of the court system,” said County Administrator Eric Young.
That money will be used to fulfill a pledge to county students who attend the college to pay their tuition this summer and through the fall semester.
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