2022-06-22 E-Edition

Flag Day

Members of Rolling Thunder participate in a special ceremony on Flag Day in conjunction with the Carter’s Fort Chapter DAR at the Gate City Presbyterian Church on June 14.

BOS Approves School System Request to Seek $4 Million Credit Line

There wasn’t a soul present at last week’s county budget meeting to give any comment on the proposed FY23 bud­get. Even though they didn’t receive any com­ments on the proposed budget, a couple of peo­ple addressed the board on other matters. At the meeting held June 15 in the second floor board room at 8:30 a.m., the Scott Coun­ty Board […]

Town of Gate City Approves $4.6 Million Budget for FY23



The Gate City Town Council formally ap­proved its FY23 budget that includes additional funding in salaries for town employees. They also discussed possible strategies to renovate the Gate City Theatre. With one member – Roger Cassell – absent from last Tuesday’s meeting held in the town hall auditorium, the board also held a public hearing on pos­sible changes to the […]

Two Persons Die in Car Crashes Within Six Days

Two persons have died in two separate single- vehicle accidents in the county. At 9:46 a.m. on Friday, June 17, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Bris­tol Highway (Route 58), a half mile west of Foggy Bottom Road (Route 689). A 1988 Ford Ranger was traveling west on Bris­tol Highway when it ran off the right side […]

Flag Retirement

Members of Troop 86 and Pack 86, Boy Scouts of America conduct a flag retire­ment ceremony June 14 in honor of Flag Day (the date of the official acceptance and birth of the American Flag). Members participating in the event include Case L., Isaiah F., Jude F., Eli R., Brantley C. and Colton N. Scouts salute the flag as it […]

Forest Service Reopens Bark Camp Campground

The George Wash­ington and Jefferson National Forests’ Bark Camp Campground is now open to visitors. This popular recre­ation site, located on the Clinch Ranger Dis­trict in Scott County, has been closed since 2019 when the site un­derwent extensive wa­terline, plumbing, and reservoir repairs. Last season it re­mained closed due to the lack of a volunteer campground host. The campground is […]

Arrest Report


Editor’s note: The fol­lowing information was provided by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. June 1 William Stephenson Rasnick, 23, Clintwood, violation of probation (4 counts). Tiffany Lynn Howell, 28, Kingsport, Tenn., violation of probation. June 3 Samuel William Compton, 59, Nickels­ville, disorderly con­duct, possession of narcotics (3 counts), assault, intoxicated in public. Jeff Alan Deirth, 55, St. Charles, no proof […]

Local Students Named to LMU Dean’s List

Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) has an­nounced the Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2022. To be placed on the Dean’s List, the student must be a full-time undergraduate student and have a 3.5 or higher, grade point average for the semester. The following Scott County students were recog­nized with more than 500 of their peers: Natalie Adams, of Dungannon, […]

‘Balance’ Class Allows Participants to Discover Fitness, Friends



For 10 years I’ve been a member of the Better Balance Class at Great Body Company (GBC) Fitness Center, Kingsport. The class meets on Monday and Wednesday from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Often, many of us arrive early in our Toyotas, Fords, Lexus, Subarus and SUVs. Sometimes, I see a mo­torcycle in the parking lot but don’t think any of […]