Citizens Urge WC Council to Approve Hazardous Duty Benefit
Last week, the Weber City Town Council talked about their proposed budget – a budget in which the police department and community members hope to see an increased benefits package introduced for the department. The council met Tuesday night at the Weber City Town Hall, located behind the Weber City branch of the Bank of Scott County. Mayor Chris Powers, […]
VDOT to Seek Comments on Project Pipeline for Hwy 23
Virginia Department of Transportation plans to hold an in-person citizen information meeting today for local folks to comment on changes to intersections along Highway 23 from the state line to the Wadlow Gap Highway intersection. Beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing until 7 p.m. tonight at the Scott County Career & Technical Center in Gate City, the public is invited […]
Mountain Empire Transit Offers Fare-Free Service
Mountain Empire Transit announces its intention to offer fare- free service to all riders in Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the City of Norton. MET will provide free transportation for at least the next four years with a commitment from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and Mountain Empire Older Citizens Board of Directors. “The last few […]
Business Appreciation
The Scott County Chamber of Commerce held its first business and industry appreciation breakfast last Friday at the Gate City United Methodist Church after an absence of two years. (Top) Representatives of Eastman Credit Union enjoy the delicious breakfast provided by the good cooks (right) from the church.
Local High School Students Graduate from MECC
When Mountain Empire Community College held its annual graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 13, the list included several Scott County high school students who were among the graduates. Sydney Vaughn, a senior at Gate City High School, was one of a handful of high school students who obtained an associate degree while still attending high school. Vaughn received an Associate […]
Owner of Drug Testing Lab Sentenced in Medicare Kickback Scheme
A Las Vegas, Nevada- based laboratory owner, who paid another lab owner to direct urine samples to his lab for testing and then billed the federal government for that testing, was sentenced last week to four months of house arrest and ordered to pay a total of $510,000 in forfeiture, restitution, and fines. Rakesh Reddy Kothuru, 49, pled guilty in […]
Local Student Named to Alice Lloyd Dean’s List
Suzann Moore of Kingsport, Tenn. was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Ky. The Dean’s List is an academic honor awarded to students taking fifteen credit hours or more, who achieved a semester GPA of 3.25-3.74 on a 4.0 scale. Moore is a freshman majoring in Sports and Fitness […]
Rix Quinn – Special Abilities
I’ve always been jealous of people who discover their talents early. There was this kid in my middle school class named Karen. She drew still nature scenes better than anybody. Any time the school needed pictures of flowers, vegetables, baked goods – or even background scenery for school plays – they called on Karen. Sadly, she left school because the […]
Museum to Host Walk
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park hosts a Wildflower Walk for National Trails Days on Saturday, June 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The interpretative wildflower walk will begin at the front gate of the museum and travel around the Big Stone Gap Greenbelt Trail along the beautiful Powell River. Participants will learn how to identify blooming wildflowers […]
