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Baby the Chipping Sparrow

Wayne Riner writes: I call her baby because she will come visit me looking for cheese treats. She has a preference for sharp cheddar. She will come...

The sheep are from a local producer.

Coalfield hair sheep sale is Aug. 20

Submitted by Brad Mullins Extension Agent A first for Dickenson County is happening on Saturday, August 20. The Coalfield Sheep Association...

August and the last days of summer

By Howard E Cummins Columnist This week will mark the end of the dreaded “dog days”, a time known for morning mists, inclement noon heat, and the unpredictable...

David Smith served in the Virginia State Line and Co. E 21st Virginia Calvary during the Civil War.

Revolutionary War ancestors: David Smith

Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As Dickenson County Historical Society researchers search for...

Regional Waste Management Authority celebrates 30 years

The importance of 30 years of regional cooperation in dealing with the region’s solid waste was highlighted at the July meeting of the Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid...

The historical highway marker XB-23 on the left was erected prior to 1932 according to a 1932 historical markers booklet. In 2000, a new marker was reworded to be more “politically correct.” Under the auspices of the Department of Historic Resources the marker pictured on the right was erected on the opposite side of the road between the Haysi post office and Haysi Town Hall.

Revolutionary War ancestors: Electious Musick

Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President As our researchers search for Revolutionary War ancestors, we...

From right to left: Tim Lovelace, Russell County member, Carl Rhea, Chairman and Russell County member, Damon Rasnick, Dickenson County member, Ron Peters, Vice Chairman and Dickenson County member, Tim Hess, Buchanan County member, and Toby F. Edwards, Executive Director of the Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid Waste Management Authority. www.cprwma.com

Rasnick was honored after more than 30 years of service

At the recent Cumberland Plateau Regional Solid Waste Management Authority monthly meeting, Damon Rasnick was honored after more than 30 years of...

Free IET programs offered this fall

Are you making plans for fall 2022? If you need to up-skill and earn some workplace certifications, Southwest Regional Adult Education has good news for you! This fall, we...

Lending a helping hand to our neighbors

By Howard E Cummins Columnist This past week has seen an example of how dramatic and dangerous inclement weather can be. While so many parts of our country are praying...

This copy of a portrait of David Musick, son of Abraham Musick, was found on findagrave.com which indicated that it was taken from the book, Genealogy of the Musick Family and Some Kindred Lines, by Egbert S. Musick.

Revolutionary War ancestors: David Musick

Submitted by: Edith Faye Redden Dickenson County Historical Society President This week the Historical Society continues a series of articles...

Around the County

Ridgeview Middle School Open House: 6th Grade-Aug. 16, 7th Grade-Aug. 17 and 8th Grade-Aug. 18. All three dates are 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Student schedules will be provided...

Members pictured but not in order: Kenny Mullins, Dee Roberts, Kerry and Pun Yon Phipps, Dennis Reedy, Darlene Duff and Wayne Whitt.

Group makes a trip to Pine Mountain Crossing

Submitted by P. Wayne Whitt Mountain People and Places met at the Clintwood Library on July 12 at noon. From there a caravan of three vehicles...

Friday, July 15, Director Rita Counts and husband, Jim accompanied the senior group, Willetta Salyers, Mavis and Sidney Phipps, Loretta Cochran,...

A lick and a promise

By Howard E Cummins Columnist “Professional lawn care promised at a reasonable fee,” were the words written on an ad that included the phone number and image of a young...

Pictured from left to right are Lori Colley, Nicole Alley, Gina Helton, Christina French, Instructor Eunice Graham, Jennifer Healey, Lyric Stacey, and Michel Farley.

Students complete CNA program

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program offered through a partnership between Southwest Regional Adult Education, the Tazewell County Career...

Mountain Empire Hearing & Balance

VEC Hiring Grundy & Vansant

Mogan McClure Ford

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