2023-08-02
Scott Students Return to School Tuesday, Aug. 15
In less than two weeks, Scott County students will return to the classroom for the 2023-24 school year. School officially begins Tuesday, Aug. 15 for students and Wednesday, Aug. 9 for pre-service for teachers and administrators. Teachers continue their pre-service work days through Monday, Aug. 14. This year, all Scott County students will have free breakfast and lunch as part […]
Weather Woes
Recent thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the area over the weekend which took a toll on soaked trees and limbs. Meanwhile on Sunday afternoon, the sun peeks through the cloud to let us know that maybe better weather is on the way.
Kilgore Selected for VDOE Board
Since she announced her retirement at the end of the 2022-23 school year, Debbie Kilgore has enjoyed her life as a new grandmother and community volunteer. But when she was asked to join the Virginia Board of Education, she wanted to think about the process before she agreed. “Actually, I was not looking to serve on any boards at this […]
St. Paul Woman Re-Elected President of VAPDC
The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC) elected members to its Board of Directors at its annual Summer Conference held July 26-28 in Norfolk. At the annual business meeting during the conference, board officers were re-elected for a second one-year term as follows: Lou Ann Wallace (Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission) was elected President, and Dwayne Tuggle (Central Virginia […]
Man Struck, Killed in Duffield
The Virginia State Police announced a fatal crash occurred late Monday night in Duffield. At 11:48 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023, Virginia State Police responded to a fatal crash in Scott County. An adult male pedestrian was struck and killed near the intersection of Route 58 and Ross Carter Blvd. The investigation remains ongoing at this time. State police […]
YWCA Announces Lead Staff for Childcare Center on Campus of U.Va.-Wise
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia has hired key positions for the Little Cavaliers Early Learning Center in Southwest Virginia. Housed on the campus of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (U.Va.-Wise), the Center will be managed and staffed by the YWCA and will provide critically needed early childhood learning licensed by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Jodi […]
VCEDA Awards Grant to Assist Honaker Projects
A $50,000 grant to be used to install a new e-bike charging station and the construction of an amphitheater in the Town of Honaker Community Park and Recreation area was closed recently between the town and the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA). The grant, from the VCEDA Tourism Capital Improvement Matching Fund, will help to fund the projects which […]
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Can Cause Big Problems
Editor’s note: The following article excerpt is reprinted with permission from the author and explores a specific company – NuScale – in their plan to construct a small modular nuclear reactor. The Environmental Working Group is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 by a group of experts that led the environmental health movement and based in Washington, D.C. Grant Smith […]
