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Weber City Elementary School Principal Laura Pyne uses a wheelbarrow around a new playground installation project at the school. Community volunteers and school personnel worked Sunday and Monday to install the new equipment. A ribboncutting ceremony is in the works.
Wadlow Gap Ruritan Brings Christmas Cheer to Those in Need
Following the tradition of every holiday season, Wadlow Gap Ruritan has used proceeds from their weekly Bingo games to benefit children and seniors of the area as they spent more than $60,000 this season buying clothes, toys and food for the needy. Wadlow Gap Ruritan hosts Bingo games every Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at the Wadlow Gap Ruritan Bingo […]
Christmas Performances are a Highlight of the Season
Let me begin by thanking all of our faithful readers for their continued support of this weekly column. You are very much appreciated, and I want to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your Christmas be filled with love and laughter. A few days ago, my good friend Wanda Jones sent this poem […]
NAPA Contest Winner
Bill Dorton shakes hands with NHRA driver Ron Capps after he was named an honorary member of the pit crew for the Oct. 17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. Dorton claimed the prize at Moccasin Gap NAPA’s annual car show held Oct. 2 in Weber City.
Student Loan Repayment to Resume in February
Borrowers who were able to pause their federal student loan repayment over the last 18 months will need to resume making payments soon, with interest beginning in February, according to KHEAA. KHEAA advises borrowers to make sure their loan servicer has their current contact information. If you don’t know who your loan servicer is, you can find it by logging […]
5K Benefits Mountain Laurel Cancer Center
The 2021 Leigh Ann Bolinskey Memorial 5K Run/Walk is expected to raise more than $18,400 for the Mountain Laurel Cancer Support & Resource Center. Sixty-four people participated in the event, held in Big Stone Gap on the evening of Dec. 11. “We are so appreciative of everyone who supported this event in any way – our sponsors, participants, timekeepers, the […]
