Scott County Education Association offers an annual scholarship to a graduating senior at each county high school. To be eligible students must have a GPA of at least 3.0, have excellent moral character, participate in extracurricular activities and plan to further their education. The 2024-225 recipients are Emilee Kendrick from Gate City High School, Ruthie Mullins from Rye Cove High […]
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Dunn to Attend Alice Lloyd, Play Basketball, Run Track
Landon ‘Jacoby’ Dunn, a recent 2025 graduate of Twin Springs High School, was ranked sixth in his graduating class. He excelled academically and athletically and won seven scholarships to further his education. Dunn receive two athletic scholarships in both basketball and track and five academic scholarships including the Appalachian Leaders Scholarship, the Robert William McConnell M.D. Scholarship, the Frontier Health […]
Bowen Chosen to Lead AppCAA
Amy Bowen has been named the new Executive Director at Appalachian Community Action & Development Agency, Inc. (AppCAA). Bowen begins her new position effective July 1, and replaces Lisa Barton, who is retiring at the end of June. “As AppCAA turns a new chapter in time, we are excited to have Amy come aboard as the new Executive Director of […]
Duffield Temporarily Dubbed Sanctuary Jurisdiction by DHS
Last week, the Town of Duffield was listed as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” on a list released by the Department of Homeland Security. That list is no longer available. It first appeared last Thursday,but was pulled from the site on Sunday. Visitors to the DHS Sanctuary Jurisdictions web page now see an error message stating the page may have been “moved, […]
Barr Named to Local Bank Board of Directors
The Bank of Marion has named Chad Barr of Marion to its board of directors. Barr is the Vice President of Finance for the Virginia operations of CRH Americas Materials. CRH is the largest vertically integrated supplier of building materials in North America and is the parent company of W-L Construction & Paving and Appalachian Aggregates, headquartered in Chilhowie. W-L […]
Town Hall on Data Centers Slated for June 9 in Norton
A community meeting on the potential development of data centers in Southwest Virginia will be held on Monday, June 9 at 6 p.m. in Norton. Data centers are large buildings housing computers that process internet data, whether streaming a video or using your credit card. According to a press release from SWVA Nuclear Watch, Virginia has more data centers than […]
Griffith Staff to Hold Office Hours
Representatives from Rep. Morgan Griffith’s district office will hold office hours Wednesday, June 11 in Gate City and Southwest Virginia. They will meet constituents June 11, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Scott County Board of Supervisors meeting room in the Scott County Community Services Building, located at 190 Beech Street in Gate City. Contact the Christiansburg Office at […]
Arrest Report
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. May 1 Evan J. Lawson, 21, Duffield, expired inspection, defective equipment, no insurance, no tags. May 2 Troy Robert Whitehead, 57, Gate City, violation of probation (5 counts). Rhonda J. Reynolds, 46, Kingsport, Tenn., altered decal, driving suspended, expired license plates. Zack R. Yancey, 30, St. Paul, […]
Virginia DMV Warns of Text Scam
Did you get a text about an overdue traffic ticket charge? It’s likely a scam. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is alerting customers about a new text scam where fraudsters pose as Virginia DMV and falsely claim you owe money for unpaid fines. In the text message, the scammers urgently tell you to pay a fine to avoid having […]
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