ASD Hosts Free Winter Business Intensive for Beginning Farmers

Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) is recruiting students for the 2022-23 season of its Winter Business Intensive, the second session of the Southwest Virginia Field School. Designed for beginning farmers, participants will gain knowledge on business planning, finances and marketing, all geared toward helping them create sustainable and profitable small farms. Aspiring and beginning farmers are encouraged to apply. Classes are […]

Briefs

A Domestic Violence Awareness Event, #voice4Eva, is planned for Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. at Grogan Park, Shelter No. 2 in Gate City. Activities include special speakers, a baked sale, drawing for a door prize and more. Donations accepted to benefit Hope House of Scott County, Inc. and A Safe Harbor Home, Inc. of Kingsport, Tenn. For more information […]

Partnership Assists Students with Learning Experience

During the 2022 spring semester, Scott County Public Schools, in conjunction with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) program, partnered with the Food City in Weber City to provide students with the opportunity to have an actual on the job work-based learning experience. The DARS program provided job coaches through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for a […]

Pat Quillen

Charles Patton ‘Pat’ Quillen II, of Gate City, born Jan. 25, 1930, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. He attended Milligan College before entering the service. Pat served proudly in the US Army 26th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division “The Big Red One”, achieved the rank of staff sergeant and served in Panama and […]

Stewart Walton

Stewart E. Walton, 80, of Fort Blackmore, passed away Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 at Nova Health and Rehab. He was a member of Fellowship Chapel Baptist Church for 43 years. Stewart enjoyed spending time with his family and friends especially when they were all together. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who will be greatly missed […]

Hurricane Ian – When Devastation Happens


Life changes all the time. Nothing is permanent. The only constant is change. Hurricane Ian proved again that life is unpredictable and so is the weather. One reminder from Hurricane Ian is that we can’t fight the weather and come out very well. Category four hurricanes are certain to bring devastation and loss of life to what or who is […]

Make Today a Good Day


Life is one day at a time. You don’t have tomorrow. You hope for tomorrow but it’s not guaranteed. We plan for tomorrow. We save for tomorrow and look forward to tomorrow. Today is what we have. If today is the last day of your life, how is it going? If you knew for sure, how would you want to […]

Toddler Top Reader

Paisley is the Baby Sprouts top reader for September at the Scott County Public Library. The library offers a Baby Sprouts class for two-year-olds every Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. A second Baby Sprouts class for children under two is held Fridays, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact Karla Harris at 386-3302.

DMV Receives Award for Social Media Use

Recognizing an opportunity for another outlet to assist customers with their DMV needs recently led to international recognition for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and its use of social media for customer service. From September 2020 to October 2021, DMV’s social media team effectively assisted 54,693 individual customers. DMV received a Public Affairs and Consumer Education award from […]

Reader of the Month

Sawyer is the Little Pines top reader for September at the Scott County Public Library. The library offers Little Pines for children ages 3 to 5 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10 to 11 a.m. For more information, contact Karla Harris at 386-3302.