2023-03-08
BOS Salutes McClung With Special Proclamation
Gate City’s most famous former resident was recognized by the county’s board of supervisors for his high-flying acrobatic moves in winning the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest last month. At the March 1 meeting of the Scott County Board of Supervisors, the board unanimously approved a resolution to honor Mac McClung, who won the contest with an astonishing 540-degree dunk […]
Spring is in the Air
Bradford pears blooms are exploding all over the county as the early signs of spring unfold all around us.
VCEDA 2022 Annual Report Highlights 50 Projects
Fifty new projects and expansions in all eight Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) localities resulting in a projected 900 new jobs and more than $220 million in planned private investment were announced in the region during 2022, according to details highlighted in the VCEDA 2022 Annual Report filed earlier this week with Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia General […]
Cassell Earns Degree From Campbellsvillle
Carli Cheyenne Cassell of Duffield graduated from Campbellsville University in December. Degrees are conferred to graduates upon completion of all requirements for graduation. Dr. Pat Cowherd, dean of the School of Business, Economics and Technology, addressed the candidates for graduation at the 6 p.m. ceremony held Dec. 9. To view the ceremonies, visit Campbellsville University’s Facebook page at <www.facebook.com/campbellsvilleuniversity>. Campbellsville […]
C.A.R. Leadership Award
Judy Guinn was selected as the state’s outstanding senior leader at the 96th state conference of the Virginia Society Children of the American Revolution held Feb. 24-26 in Richmond. She is joined by two of her grandchildren, Lee, who serves as State American Heritage Chairman and Laura, State 2nd Vice President. Guinn is a member of the Carter’s Fort Chapter […]
Carter, Stallard Used to Argue the Merits of Ford vs. Chevrolet
March is marching along. The days surely do go by fast. Last Monday, Feb. 27 was my birthday. My, my! I was I treated like someone special. I started getting text messages on my phone at 5:45 a.m. and answered some 25 of those. My right index finger, which I use to reply to text messages, was worn out by […]
Baby Sprouts Reader
Evie is the Baby Sprouts top reader for February at the Scott County Public Library. The library offers a Baby Sprouts class for two-year-olds every Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. A second Baby Sprouts class for children under two is held Fridays, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact Karla Harris at 386-3302.
Arrest Report
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 20 Jaime Bush, 42, Gate City, assault. Chasity Morgan Bush, 22, Gate City, assault . Feb. 21 Amanda Nicole Hensley, 40, Duffield, fraud, narcotics violation. Zachary Ryan Deel, 30, Coeburn, fail to appear. Travis Lee Hartsock, 51, Kingsport, Tenn., violation of probation (3 counts). Steven James […]
Virginia Lawmakers Meet Mixed Success With Housing Reform Bills
Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193,000 eviction filings have been made in Virginia since March 2020. The monthly-updated data comes from the Princeton Eviction Lab, a group that makes nationwide eviction data public to increase awareness about housing, eviction and poverty. Not all […]
