2023-02-08 E-Edition

Gate City’s Theater Project to Seek Historic Tax Credits



The Gate City Eco­nomic Redevelopment and Revitalization Committee (EDARC) met Monday to discuss the next steps towards revitalizing the Gate City Theatre with the town’s architecture firm. The EDARC consists of Gate City council members, Cotton Rob­erts and Pat Elliott. The pair was joined by May­or Bob Richards, Town Manager Greg Jones, Chris Venable and Le­nore Weiss of Spectrum Design […]

Kilgore: General Assembly to Resolve DOE Error

Last week, state offi­cials acknowledged that a formula posted to the Virginia Department of Education’s website for local school divisions to determine their alloca­tion of state funding was flawed. The error was discov­ered Jan. 31 and allowed school divisions to over­estimate the amount of basic aid they would receive in the two-year budget approved last June. Gov. Glenn Young­kin reassured […]

ASD’s Herb Hub Seeks New Growers

Sus­tainable Development (ASD) is holding a free open house Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. at its Appalachian Har­vest Herb Hub, located at 280 Boone Trail Road in Duffield. The event is free and open to the public, reg­istration is required: <events.humani­tix.com/ appalachian- harvest-herb-hub-open- house>. Attendees can par­ticipate in a facility tour and will learn about the resources […]

VDOT Closes Fraleytown Bridge

The Virginia Department of Transportation indefinitely closed a bridge in Duffield last week after an inspection. The Fraleytown Road (Route 624) bridge lo­cated over North Fork Clinch River in the Duff­ield area of Scott County has been closed due to conditions found during a scheduled inspection. The inspection found extensive deterioration on the top portion of the bridge, or superstruc­ture. […]

Local Foundation Seeks to Help First Responders



A Gate City police­man began a foundation in 2021 that takes care of its own by providing emergency funding to first responders in need. David ‘Cody’ John­son is an officer with the Gate City Police De­partment, but he also serves as the CEO and president of the First Responders Outreach Foundation. The foundation, a recognized 501©3 orga­nization, formed in ear­ly […]

DHS Alumni Present Mountain Treasure Award

Myron Salyer, a 1945 graduate of Dungannon High School, was honored as one of two Mountain Treasure awards presented by the Dungannon High School Alumni Association. Salyer graduated from high school at the age of 16. He served his country, entering the Army Air Force in 1946. He served in the reserves and was called to active duty during the […]

Fisk University Jubilee Singers to Perform Feb. 17 in Kingsport



The beat goes on at the Lazy Time Pickin’ Parlor over in Weber City. I drove over there last Friday. Usually, I make my appearance on Saturday. I enjoyed my visit and got to see lots of friends I hadn’t seen for several weeks. There was no one making mu­sic during my two-hour stay. The fellows had com­pleted their weekly […]

Toddler Top Reader

Casen is the Baby Sprouts top reader for January 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.

Farm Family Seeks Help, Finds Healing in Season of Crisis

It was during busy harvest season when John Doe became in­creasingly agitated over a seemingly inconse­quential personal mat­ter. Negative feelings he’d buried years in the past were triggered unknowingly and came barreling back with frightening intensity. Jane Doe suddenly didn’t recognize the man she married when that emotional crisis blindsided their Central Virginia farm family in 2020. While dealing with […]