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March 05, 2024
Gabriel EdmundsStaff Writer
The Virginia Reads One Book program officially began Monday at Yuma and Hilton Elementary Schools and featured a reenactment of this year’s selected book along with a special reading at each school. Virginia Reads One Book is a program spearheaded by Read To Them, a Richmond-based non-profit that focuses on increasing literacy rates throughout Virginia communities. The program offers resources […]
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March 05, 2024
If you are getting a refund from the Internal Revenue Service this year, then listen up. You have a chance to receive an additional $500 if you meets a few guidelines in a program that aims to teach participants the importance of saving. Appalachian Community Action and Development Agency, Inc. (AppCAA) is offering a new program that will match a […]
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March 05, 2024
Six local and state member agencies of the Southwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force are encouraging area residents to take advantage of Virginia’s public, anti-drug awareness initiative “One Pill Can Kill.” The initiative was launched by the Office of the Virginia Attorney General (OAG) and is modeled after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) national campaign. The campaign additionally supports […]
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March 05, 2024
The Scott County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner will be held on Friday, March 22, at the Scott County Career and Technical Center located at 387 Broadwater Avenue in Gate City. The event is sponsored by Eastman Credit Union, The Bank of Scott County, Farm Credit, Luttrell Staffing, AEP, Scott County Telephone Cooperative and Food City. Glenn Davis, director of […]
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March 05, 2024
Scott County Superintendent John Ferguson takes a break from his schedule to read to three- and four-year-old students enrolled in the Pre-K class at Shoemaker Elementary School.
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February 27, 2024
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Kingsport, Tenn. man last Friday who is reputed to a major supplier of heroin/fentanyl and cocaine in Southwest Virginia. Local police set a trap in a shopping center parking lot to capture the suspect, which they executed perfectly. According to Scott County Sheriff Jeff Edds, Myron Taylor Pinkston, 33, Kingsport, Tenn. was arrested […]
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February 27, 2024
Early signs of spring can be found all over the county including this budding blackberry bush in Wadlow Gap.
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February 27, 2024
The Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) continues its series of educational meetings regarding energy projects in Southwest Virginia and other programs offered by the agency. The meeting is set for Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. at the Goodloe Center at Mountain Empire Community College located at 3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap. Local residents interested in the […]
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February 27, 2024
A bill to help rein in the cost of prescription drugs for Virginians is headed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk after passing the House and Senate with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 274, which would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, passed 50-47 on the House floor this afternoon with support from both parties. The bill’s chief patron is Sen. Creigh […]
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February 27, 2024
The Carter Family Fold reopens this Saturday with a huge show to kick off its 50th anniversary season. Carson Peters and Iron Mountain will perform Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the first show of 2024 and the first show of the golden anniversary celebration. The Fold will hold a special concert each month as part of its season. […]
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