‘Kindness Fuels Hope’ is this year’s theme One step at a time. One neighbor helping another. That’s the spirit behind the 49th Annual Mountain Empire Older Citizens Walkathon, set for Sunday, May 4, at Bullitt Park in Big Stone Gap. Each spring, walkers lace up their sneakers not just for exercise but to deliver hope to older adults in emergency […]
Community
Career Fair
Students from all three county high schools were invited to attend a career fair last Thursday at the Scott County Career and Technical Center that featured representatives from Eastman Credit Union, Eastman Chemical Company, the Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing and more local employers.
Church Briefs
Brother Jack Mc- Cracken is preaching Sunday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at Durham’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Terry Rhoton is the pastor. Everyone is welcome. Jacob Crawford is preaching the morning service Sunday, May 4 at Lynn Garden Evangelical Methodist Church. Cory Brooks is preaching at the evening service. Glimpse of Grace is singing Sunday, May 4 at […]
Friendship Class Honors Members 90, Older at Luncheon
And now, we begin a new month. Hello May. May this month bring you satisfaction, peace and joy; May all the desires of your heart be granted; May this be the beginning of new things in your life; Stay strong, be positive and fulfill your dreams; Happy new month, friends. (Anonymous) Through all the years I’ve been writing this column, […]
Food City’s Ross Purdy Inducted into Private Label Hall of Fame
Ross Purdy, vice president of center store operations for Food City was recently inducted into Private Label Manufacturers Association’s Private Label Hall of Fame. PLMA created the Private Label Hall of Fame in 2006 to recognize individuals who have “made significant contributions to the growth and development of the global private label industry.” Inductees are announced during the association’s annual […]
Food City Announces Annual Campaign
Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, and Food City proudly announce its annual donation campaign at all Food City locations from April 30-May 27 to raise funds for T1D research. Since 2011, Food City customers have donated more than $5 million to support Breakthrough T1D’s mission and accelerate breakthroughs on the […]
VA Frontier Society C.A.R. Attends State Conference
Virginia Frontier Society Children of the American Revolution members, senior leaders, parents and grandparents attended the 2025 Virginia Society C.A.R. State Conference held in Williamsburg. The State President, Sarah Terpennin and Senior State President, Joe Terpenning, hosted the meeting. Virginia Frontier Society members Laura Guinn and Gunnar Wilson attended the meeting. Gunnar Wilson carried the Virginia Frontier Society Flag at […]
Family Promise Secures $20,000 Grant
Family Promise of Bristol recently received a $20,000 grant from Clayton, ensuring that families in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia receive the support they need to stay safely housed. The grant is a portion of the $1.5 million dollars Clayton is dispersing to the Family Promise national network. The funds are a result of the recently announced partnership extension between […]
A Cat
when you’re looking for a pet a cat is your best bet something with a little fur that will cuddle up and purr something that will play a game come when you call its name make you smile when you feel down you’ll be glad it’s around when you are feeling blue the cat will cuddle up to you and […]
Church Briefs
Benefit singing for Michael Joe Kinkead is slated for Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Dungannon. Kinkead has been in a wheelchair since 1980 after he was injured in an auto accident. All proceeds will be used to purchase a handicapped van for his use. Singers to perform include Chris Holder and Journey Home, […]
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