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'Virginia Lost A Legend': Commonwealth's Longest-Serving Sheriff Dies At 73
1+ week, 6+ day ago (662+ words) For generations of Virginians, there was only one Sheriff Steve Draper. Draper, the longtime Martinsville lawman whose 32 years in office made him the longest-serving active sheriff in the Commonwealth, died on Saturday, Aug. 29. His death ended a remarkable run in…...