Historic Entrance
New signs welcome visitors to Nickelsville on each end of town that highlight the town’s establishment in 1840.
CDC Places County at High Level of COVID Transmission
As the number of coronavirus cases across the United States surges so do the cases reported in Scott County. The new Omicron subvariants are highly transmissible and can reinfect people who have already had COVID – some within weeks of their last outbreak. The new strand is also infecting people who have been vaccinated and boosted against the virus as […]
Board of Supervisors Chair Selected for State Board
longtime member of the Scott County Board of Supervisors was tapped to fill a position on the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board. Danny Mann of Dungannon was appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin as a citizen member to the board that serves in an advisory capacity to the executive branch of state government. “I was asked a couple of months ago […]
Harding Named New Chief in Weber City
A week following the naming of an acting police chief, the Weber City Town Council turned around their decision to name the only other remaining officer as the fulltime police chief. On July 12, the Weber City Town Council met for a special called meeting where they voted to name Officer Ted Fletcher as the acting police chief following the […]
Tour de Possum Creek Welcomes 150-Plus Riders from Nine States
Let me see if the Easy Listening music playing in the background can motivate me to get my weekly assignment completed. Usually, music can put me in the mood to write this column. Just returned from Five Guys restaurant where I had lunch with good friend, Bradley Noe. There was a young fellow who had just placed his order and […]
Arrest Report
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. June 20 Angela Marie Fields, 45, Wise, violation of probation (2 counts). Shannon Dewayne Smith, 45, Kingsport, Tenn., reckless handling of a firearm (2 counts), obstruction of justice, intoxicated in public. Clifford Dale Roach, 58, Duffield, speeding 74/55 mph zone. June 21 Aaron Thomas Head, 37, Gate […]
Daily Walk
Our Wealth “Mom are we rich?” my lassie asked. To which I reply: “Of course we are immensely so with blessings from on high. “We may not have a pile of coins, but we are richer still. We have the privilege of prayer and access to God’s will. “We have good health and food enough and shelter from the storm […]
Briefs
Fish and chicken dinner served with lots of fantastic sides, a large variety of homemade desserts and drinks is planned for Saturday, Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. at the Boozy Creek Community Center, located at 1989 Shellys Road in Bristol. Music provided by Town Branch Bluegrass, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (276) 466-0026. Friday night fish […]
