Dickenson County Virginia Leaders Have Decided To Give 25-Thousand Dollars To Help Employees Hit By The Blackjewel Bankruptcy Earlier This Year. This Financial Assistance Is Expected To Provide About A Thousand Dollars To Some 25 Miners From Dickenson County. The Board Of Supervisors Also Agreed To Waive Real Estate And Personal Property Taxes And Any Penalties For Those Miners Affected. Several Other Southwest Virginia Counties Have Given Funds To Former Blackjewel Miners.