BOS Balances FY26 Budget With $1.5 Million From Reserves
County supervisors spent nearly four hours rehashing the county’s FY26 budget at last week’s second budget workshop. They ultimately decided to use $1.511 million from the county’s fund balance to balance the budget and somewhat reluctantly at the request of District 3 Supervisor Eddie Skeen to seek a contribution from the school board. All seven supervisors were present at the […]
Virginia Star Issues Clarification Regarding June 4 Article
A headline and article in the June 4, 2025 edition of the Scott County Virginia Star contained an error. The headline was incorrect in the article “Town Ends Partnership With GC Frontier, Declines Funding.” Gate City Frontier and the Town of Gate City ended their partnership, effective June 30, 2025. A letter adjacent from Gate City Frontier explains the ending […]
Nickelsville Days
Jack Troutman served as grand marshal of the 2025 Nickelsville Days Parade on Saturday. Other activities of this year’s event included the Strongest Farm Hand competition, a bevy of beauty queens including Miss Nickelsville Days Maddy Pearcy and local volunteer leaders, Roger and Wendell Burke of the Nickelsville Fire and Rescue Squad.
Yarn Bombing
The exterior of the R-MAC Realty office in downtown Gate City features some new decorations courtesy of the Scott County Public Library’s annual Yarn Bombing event. The library sponsored a contest to invite local businesses to request the handcrafted items through a social media campaign.
Two Local Students Graduate From JMU
Two local students earned their college degrees during the May 2025 graduation ceremony at James Madison University. Bradley Fuller of Gate City graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree. He also earned recognition on the President’s List for the spring 2025 semester. Emily Fuller of Gate City graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration […]
Radford Announces Spring Dean’s List
Radford University has released its dean’s list for spring 2025. Students will be placed on the dean’s list if they meet four specific criteria. They must have 12 semester hours of coursework graded A-F; earn GPA’s of at least 3.4 for courses not graded on a pass-fail basis; obtain no grade lower than “C” and receive no incomplete grades. Two […]
Stallard’s First Teaching Job Moved Him Near the Canadian Border
We have a rainy Saturday morning here in Willowbrook. I hope each of you, our valued readers, had a good week and that next week will be an enjoyable, productive one for you. Last Tuesday, my good friend Jaycee Radford and I did a program of music for the residents at the Blake Assisted Living, Kingsport. Everything went well as […]