As The Nation Prepares For The Thanksgiving Holiday, 50 New Troopers Including Two From Southwest Virginia Will Join Their Veteran Colleagues On The Road To Patrol The Commonwealth. Graduation Ceremonies Were Recently Held At The State Police Training Academy. Among The New Troopers Are John Michael Nunley Of Max Meadows And Travis Dean Sykes Of Damascus. The New Troopers Have Received More Than 16-Hundred Hours Of Classroom And Field Instruction In More Than 100 Different Areas.