New Improvements
A work crew installs new signage at Food City in Weber City to highlight their new Starbucks, drive-thru pharmacy and other upgrades at the store.
2023 Daze
It was another great year with sunny skies and a large crowd to celebrate small town living at the 2023 Duffield Daze festival. The fun included candy giveaways, the tractor pull and the always popular parade. More pictures are inside this edition.
Kilgore Named to Virginia Business Power 500 List
A Scott County native and Southwest Virginia legislator has been named to the Virginia Business Power 500. Del. Terry Kilgore, who serves as the House of Delegates Majority Leader, was among the 18 politicians chosen for the honor, which included Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Glenn Youngkin. This is the fourth year that the magazine has selected […]
Legends Barker, Buffett, Richardson and Extraordinary Lives
Jimmy Buffett, Bob Barker and Bill Richardson all died recently. They all had one thing in common. They lived extraordinary lives. Buffett had become a billionaire. He had amassed his fortune by capitalizing on his song, “Margaritaville.” His hotels, restaurants, resorts and even retirement communities were hugely successful. In his later years, he continued to build new hotels and resorts […]
Arrest Report
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 21 Dusty Jay Begley, 29, Kingsport, Tenn., possession of narcotics. Darla Odessa Hammonds, 51, Kingsport, Tenn., speeding 44/25 mph zone. Aug. 22 Shannon Rebecca Stacey, 34, Duffield, violation of probation (16 counts), fail to appear, larceny, possession of narcotics (3 counts), give false information to law […]
Sharing the Wealth
The Scott County Housing and Redevelopment Authority recently donated a 1997 Dodge Ram truck to the Scott County Career and Technical Center in Gate City. SCCTC Principal Greg Ervin accepts the title and keys to the truck from Mike Linkous, SCRHA maintenance foreman.
