Bluegrass Boogie
Carson Peters and Iron Mountain put on a show at the annual Carter Family Memorial Festival on Saturday. Dancers demonstrated their moves including a performance by the world clogging champion, Chris Massie, who boogied to the tunes of Leftover Biscuits. The finale featured a rendition of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?”
Back-to-School Bash
Gate City Frontier sponsored its annual Back-to-School Bash Saturday in downtown Gate City where students picked up school supplies and enjoyed one last fling before school starts next week.
Writer Recalls Numerous Nonagenarians, Centenarians Who Lived In Region
Editor’s note: This week’s “Thru the Gap” is a reprint of an article that previously ran May 16, 2012. Vonda Davis and Jack Stallard Thru the Gap Correspondents I was happy to realize the Scott County Virginia Star had the name of the young 24- year old teacher, Ava Carter, who died in the Rye Cove tornado or cyclone, correct […]
Be a Friend So You Can Have Friends
You may have heard this before. I went out to find a friend a none were to be found. I went out to be a friend and found them all around. Where do you find friends? Your best friends may be your family. You may be close to siblings, cousins, and others related to you. Growing up, I was blessed […]
Heart of Appalachia Reports Record Visitation, Tourism Literature Requests
Travel in the coalfields is on the rise. Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) recently announced that Virginia’s tourism industry generated $30.3 billion in visitor spending in 2022 – an increase of 20.3 percent from 2021, exceeding 2019 levels by 4.4 percent. While recovery of the tourism industry has been uneven across geography and travel sectors in the […]
