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Wadlow Gap Ruritan Donates Nearly $250,000 in Local Community


With just 13 volunteers in their organization, the Wadlow Gap Ruritan Club donated nearly $250,000 for the year with funds raised through their tri-weekly bingo games. The club hosts bingo every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights from 6 to 11 p.m. at their facility located at 1422 Wadlow Gap Highway in Gate City. An admission book costs $20, with each […]

School Board Tables Textbook Approval, Suspect of ‘Woke’ Additions



With all elected members sworn in, the Scott County School Board met last Thursday, where they welcomed their new members and leadership roles at their first meeting of 20204. The board met on Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Scott County Career and Technical Center (SCCTC), departing from their regular first Tuesday of the month meeting date in order […]

Carter Fold to Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2024

The Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) released “What’s New in 2024,” the agency’s curated guide on Jan. 2 to what is new and noteworthy for the travel industry for the coming year. The guide is produced annually and offers a regional look at what’s to come in 2024. One of the most notable events in the guide is planned in Scott […]

Three County Residents Complete Cross-Country Bike Trip



Three Scott County residents took a three-month excursion on their bicycles to travel from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. The trio traveled more than 4,200 miles and through 10 different states from ocean to ocean as they traveled the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Richard Chapman of Duffield pitched the idea to Doug and Karen Warren of Blackwater, who previously […]

Woman Found Dead in WC After Car Chase

The Weber City Police Department, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police assisted Kingsport Police in a Friday evening car chase that ended in Weber City when the suspect was found dead in the vehicle. According to a news release from the Kingsport Police Department, Kingsport officers responded to a call of a pedestrian hit by a car […]


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