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Rich Creek
Coverage of Rich Creek in the Nexus archive.
- Small-town Virginia mayor reportedly arrested for allegedly showing up drunk to scene of train derailment
Paul Morrison, the mayor of Rich Creek, Virginia, was arrested for public intoxication after arriving at a train derailment site. The incident involved a Norfolk Southern Railway train leaking non-hazardous soybean oil, and Morrison was later released on his own recognizance. The town recently experienced leadership upheaval, including resignations by most council members and the previous mayor.