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Supervisors agreed on a 4-2 vote to allow the county’s school system to pursue a funding package to pay for additions at two elementary schools at their September monthly meeting. District 3 Supervisor Eddie Skeen and District 5 Supervisor Danny Casteel voted against seeking the Revenue Bond financing through Capital One Bank of Richmond. Board chairman Chris Maness (District 6) […]

The Scott County Career and Technical Center, in partnership with Scott County Tourism and Virginia Cooperative Extension, announces a brand-new event slated for later this month to showcase the county’s “makers and growers.” The first-ever Makers & Growers Festival, a two-day festival planned for Sept. 25–27 at the Scott County Career and Technical Center in Gate City, brings together the […]

Last Wednesday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia Board of Education and Virginia Department of Education to announce notable improvements in the Standards of Learning test results in math and reading in the 2024-25 school year. According to state officials, the improvements […]

A house fire in Daniel Boone on Friday morning destroyed a house which led to a propane tank explosion and the debris from the explosion damaged a nearby house. Firefighters from Gate City Fire Department, Weber City Fire Department and Duffield Fire and Rescue responded to a call of a house fire around 6:16 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, west […]

All three county high schools are offering free admission to their students to home regular season athletic games. Last week, Gate City High School announced a plan to give free admission to all Gate City High School students. Rye Cove High School followed suit and agreed to give its students free admission to all home events during the regular season. […]