2023-02-22 E-Edition

Wearing His GC Jersey, McClung Claims 2023 Slam Dunk Title

Just four days after he was called up on a two-way contract to the Philadelphia 76ers, Mac McClung showed the country what local fans knew โ€“ he is the real deal. The 6-foot-2 guard dazzled in the NBA Dunk Contest to win the 2023 contest with a pair of dunks that asยญtonished the crowd at the Vivint Arena in Salt [โ€ฆ]

Gate City Council Approves Repair Bid for Theater Project


Gate City officials were greeted by a largยญer than normal crowd at last weekโ€™s regular monthly meeting. Last Tuesday, the Gate City Town Counยญcil prepared for the upยญcoming budget season and approved the long awaited Gate City Theยญater I-beam repair projยญect. The council meeting began at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 in the Gate City Town Hall with Mayยญor Bob [โ€ฆ]

Flooding Conditions

Loads of rainfall in the area fell last Thursday night through Friday morning and caused flooding in around many parts of the county including Gate Cityโ€™s Grogan Park. Sunny conditions this weekend helped to dry up most of the low-lying areas.

County Sheriff Re- Elected to HIDTA Executive Board

The Executive Direcยญtor of Appalachia High Intensity Drug Traffickยญing Area (AHIDTA), Vic Brown announced that Jeff Edds, Sheriff of Scott County, Virginia, has been unanimously re-elected to the 2023 AHIDTA Executive Board. The AHIDTA Execuยญtive Board provides exยญecutive leadership and direction on a multiยญtude of issues pertainยญing to drug enforcement throughout the AHIDยญTA area of responsibilยญity, which includes 94 designated [โ€ฆ]

Boutique 276 Approved for VCEDA Seed Capital Grant

Kayla Warren said she has always appreยญciated a good deal and thatโ€™s one of the reaยญsons she opened Bouยญtique 276 in Duffield. The business, located at 463 Duff Patt Highway in Duffield is a ladies clothing, shoes and acยญcessories boutique. Boutique 276 was a recent recipient of a $10,000 Virginia Coalยญfield Economic Deยญvelopment Authority (VCEDA) Seed Capital Matching Grant. โ€œBoutique [โ€ฆ]

VSP Identify Body Found in WC

The investigation remains ongoing into the unattended death of a woman found Monday in Weber City. At approximately 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 13, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigationโ€™s Wytheville Field Office was reยญquested by the Weber City Police Chief to reยญspond to a residence in the 1900 block of Main Street/U.S. Route 23. The body of Elizabeth [โ€ฆ]

Peters Named to VT Deanโ€™s List

Benjamin J. Peters, a sophomore majoring in Clinical Neuro Science (NEUS) in the Colยญlege of Science, is among the Virginia Tech students named to the Deanโ€™s List for the Fall 2022 semester. He is the son of James and Yvonne Peters of Snowflake and godson of Mike and Anita Taylor of Gate City. He is a 2022 graduate of Gate [โ€ฆ]

Briefs

Fish and chicken dinner served with lots of fantastic sides, a large variety of homeยญmade desserts and drinks is planned for Saturday, March 4 at 4 p.m. at the Boozy Creek Community Center, loยญcated at 1989 Shellys Road in Bristol. Muยญsic provided by Dennis Crawford and Harlan County Grass, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Door prizes will be given away. [โ€ฆ]

Early Morning Accident

An early morning accident in the southbound lanes of Highway 23 near the first Gate City exit caused a major traffic tie-up for workers heading to their jobs in Tennessee with rescue workers on the scene. By mid-morning, the scene was cleared up to free-flowing traffic. ย