Russell County supervisors authorize state-led forensic audit after local bids fail

May 4, 2026

After two failed local contract votes, the Board voted to ask the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts and Virginia State Police to conduct a county forensic audit; vote was split with one abstention. The actions followed competing bids and member objections about local proposals.

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The Russell County Board of Supervisors voted May 4 to authorize the county administrator and county attorney to initiate a forensic audit to be conducted by the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts and the Virginia State Police.

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