Haysi Council Postpones Expulsion Hearing for Mayor Larry Yates
The expulsion hearing for Haysi Mayor Larry Yates, who faces fraud and embezzlement charges, was postponed by the Haysi Town Council. The hearing will be rescheduled after his next court appearance on November 12th.
Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News, VA, October 19, 2026 —
The Haysi Town Council postponed an expulsion hearing for Mayor Larry Yates, who faces fraud and embezzlement charges. The council plans to reschedule the hearing after Yates’s next court appearance, set for November 12.
The postponement means the expulsion hearing will take place at a later date. The council has not provided a new date in the information available. It is also not clear from the summary when the council made its decision or what reasons it gave for postponing the hearing.
The summary identifies the next court appearance as a point after which the hearing will be rescheduled. It does not provide details about the court proceeding, the jurisdiction in which it will occur, or the status of the charges. The charges are allegations; no information was provided about a plea, court findings or a case outcome.
Details about the expulsion process were not provided, including what rules or procedures govern the hearing, what action the council may consider, or whether Yates will continue serving as mayor while the hearing is pending. The summary also does not state whether Yates or a representative commented on the postponement or the charges.
For now, the only stated next step is that the town council will reschedule the hearing after the November 12 court appearance. No further timeline or additional council action was included in the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Anna Rubenstein on cardinalnews.org, see more information here.
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