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On The Trail

On the morning before my 1980 chase of the train to Miller Yard, the locomotive servicing area was full of motive power awaiting their next call to duty. The old F-type units I rode in 1969 had been reassigned and then scrapped over a decade earlier.

Guest River Gorge adventures

January 27, 2022

Background The Interstate Railroad began serious planning for an extension from Norton, Va. to a connection with the Carolina, Clinchfield &...

Step right up…Pro-Art invites you to the circus!

January 19, 2022

Pound, VA – Enter the most unlikely setting for a circus, a factory. One where the workers are acrobats and the machines are circus props. Welcome...

A big thanks to our public works crew

January 19, 2022

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Thanks of Appalachia Public Works I want to give a shout out to Mike Clifton, Town of Appalachia...

Fishing tourney benefits Chandlers

January 12, 2022

A kind gesture lasts a lifetime. To all individuals and businesses who contributed to the Michael Chandler Memorial Fishing Tournament a sincere thank you. Because of your...

Thank you for donations to Rita’s Shop

January 12, 2022

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Thank You Rita’s Shop workers, Bonnie Ireson, Orville and Shirley Gates, Barbara Blanton, and...

Masonic Lodge elects officers

January 12, 2022

Appalachia Masonic Lodge #229 2022 officers: front row, left to right, Senior Warden Ben Hooper; Worshipful Master Hobart Bowers; second row,...

18th Annual Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest

January 12, 2022

Sponsored by MECC Foundation Cultural & Humanities Committee Contact: Megan Gibson at 276/523-7466; e-mail: mgibson@mecc.edu CONTEST RULES Poetry will be...

35th Annual Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest

January 12, 2022

Sponsored by Lonesome Pine Arts and Crafts, Inc. Contact: Megan Gibson at 276/523-7466; e-mail: mgibson@mecc.edu CONTEST RULES Stories will be accepted in three...

Beth Macy, author of Dopesick

MECC Foundation to host virtual 46th Annual John Fox Jr. Literary...

January 12, 2022

Big Stone Gap, VA — The MECC Foundation is pleased to announce the 46th annual John Fox, Jr. Literary Festival, a free virtual event featuring Beth...

Fundraiser supports Savannah Johnson

January 12, 2022

A t-shirt fundraiser is being held for Savannah Johnson who was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Savannah is currently undergoing...

January 12, 2022

Building a snowman can be a lot of work .... but it can also be a lot of fun. Zayden Welch of Big Stone Gap was proud of his Pittsburgh Steelers...

January 6: 'Old Christmas' celebrated across Appalachians

January 5, 2022

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Epiphany Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the...

Attends Downton Abbey exhibition

January 5, 2022

BY DEBORAH CLARKSTON VOICE OF THE VALLEY • 523-3062 TRIP TO ATLANTA Donna Mullins, Ruth Rich, Bobbie Clarkston and I enjoyed the Downton Abbey Exhibition in Atlanta...

Positive resolution: The power of a single word

January 5, 2022

By Howard E. Cummins COLUMNIST My grandfather was the backbone of my little family following the death of my father. He was my superman and teacher. As an avid student...

How about a Wood Fired Brick Oven Pizza for New Year’s Eve?

January 2, 2022

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Engine 343 Engine 343 Wood Fired Brick Oven Pizza will be setting up Friday, Dec. 31 in the...

Family Drug

Webb's Sporting Goods

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