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July 03, 2023
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July 03, 2023
The Gate City cheerleaders lead the crowd in a rousing cheer in honor of Independence Day at Saturday’s Red, White & Blue Bash in Gate City. Many visitors were all decked out in patriotic colors to show their allegiance to their country.
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July 03, 2023
Supervisors made a few changes last minute changes to their FY24 budget at last week’s adjourned meeting including removing a projected pay increase for the board itself. The two members of the budget committee, Mike Brickey (District 4) and Stefanie Cruby Addington (At-Large), included an increase in the monthly salary paid to board members based on an informal straw poll […]
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July 03, 2023
Gabriel EdmundsStaff Writer
School officials closed out their FY23 Fiscal Year budget last Thursday and voted to give the incoming board members a pay raise. Meeting June 29 in the school board office at 6:30 p.m., five of the six members of the Scott County School Board, David Templeton, Steve Sallee, Bill Houseright, Gail McConnell and Robin Hood, were joined by Superintendent John […]
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July 03, 2023
Edmunds Staff Writer
Imagine you are unable to discern the differences between certain types of color and you live in an area that explodes into a variety of colorful hues each season. According to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, approximately 4.5 percent of the world’s population (350 million) suffer from the ailment also known as color vision deficiency. Most have difficulty distinguishing between […]
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July 03, 2023
Gabriel EdmundsStaff Writer
In a special meeting held last Thursday to approve their budget just in time for the July 1 deadline, the Weber City Town Council unanimously approved their recently discussed budget changes. Mayor Chris Powers, Town Attorney Mike Carrico and council members Justin Addington, Eileen Deckard, Derek Pearcy, Teresa Tilson and Zachary Salyer were all in attendance at the June 29 […]
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July 03, 2023
An Appalachian Regional Commission planning grant provided to Virginia Tech and its two partners – Appalachian Sustainable Development in Duffield and Mill Creek Creative in Floyd – will help jumpstart a plan to accelerate Appalachia’s forest farming industry and grow the market for non-timber forest products in Central Appalachia. The project is funded by $490,647 in federal funding to VT […]
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July 03, 2023
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July 03, 2023
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July 03, 2023
The Hiltons Fire Department in cooperation with Hiltons Community Outreach and Hiltons area churches held a special July 4th event on Sunday. The event included free food, giveaways and fireworks.