Spring Beauty
Lovely blooming sarvisberry and Bradford pear tears have sprung up all over the county including this scene just off Wadlow Gap Highway. It seems like the outpouring of beauty happened nearly overnight. Although it’s been a bit colder this week, we hope spring is here to stay.
New Legislation Supports Registry of Dementia Patients, Caregivers
Virginia will become one of the few state- backed registries that collects data on patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, in order to improve brain health and caregiving. Annie Rhodes was a doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she now teaches, when she first noticed a gap in such collected data — not just in the […]
Afternoon Crash
Emergency personnel work to clear a car crash that occurred Monday afternoon on Highway 23 near the Clinch River bridge. Both drivers were seriously injured in the wreck that snarled traffic in both directions for several hours. Complete story is available in this edition. Rye Cove High School Principal Chris Stapleton shared this photo at the site.
Free Water Testing Available in Duffield
Duffield area residents who have well or spring water are invited to have their water evaluated at no charge. As part of the Virginia Tech Scott County Water and Health Study, the study provides free and confidential water testing for bacteria and heavy metals and is only available to those living in the Duffield area. For more information or to […]
Coming Soon: Signs Warning Consumers About Invasive Plants
Legislation to educate consumers on invasive plant species passed in the General Assembly, but not without debate over where signage would be placed. Invasive plant species are not native to the region and can negatively impact ecosystems. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has identified 90 invasive plant species, by rank of most to least invasive. Species on the […]
The Crooked Road Celebrates 20 Years of Heritage Music
The Crooked Road celebrates two decades of contributing to the creative economy in Southwest Virginia with honorary special events running monthly April through September at destinations on the trail. Designated as Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail by the General Assembly in 2004, the Crooked Road is a roughly 330-mile driving trail that follows U.S. Route 58 to connect 10 major venues […]
Can You Do Anything About America’s Problems?
We are saturated with news in America. We know about the legal troubles of former President Donald Trump. Every day we are updated about the latest court proceedings and what is still to come. What can you do about it? Nothing. You didn’t loan Trump the money and he doesn’t owe you. Loan officers from lending institutions worked these deals […]
