{"id":427,"date":"2016-09-03T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:49:17","slug":"the-shootout-in-clintwood-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"The Shootout in Clintwood, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1926, Prohibition was in full force, and the Commonwealth of Virginia had prohibition enforcement agents employed across the state, looking for illegal liquor. In Dickenson County, Virginia, that man was James Sherman Mullins, who was on the trail of the Dickenson County Sheriff, Pridemore Fleming, on suspicions that he was helping local moonshiners.  The two men finally had it out in an old West-style gunfight on the Dickenson County courthouse steps.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Audacy, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, IHeart Radio, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2510\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-427-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746976\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746976\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746976\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746976\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=427-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746976\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1926, Prohibition was in full force, and the Commonwealth of Virginia had prohibition enforcement agents employed across the state, looking for illegal liquor. 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