We want to thank everyone who came out tonight for Ron Short’s Christmas in Appalachia. The music and the storytelling truly painted a beautiful...

Big Stone Gap, VA. The Gathering in the Gap Music Festival at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park offers a one-of-a-kind evening of...

Happy Birthday to Travis Lawson 12/20, John H. Clarkston 12/22, Nancy Allman 12/23, Janet Hampton 12/23, Patty VanHook 12/23, J. H. Rivers 12/27, Samuel Tipton 12/28,...

Amaryllis, poinsettias and Christmas cactus add bright color indoors in the holiday season and beyond, and keeping them healthy and happy is mostly...

More than 1,000 Southwest Virginia families in need will have hot Christmas food boxes this year, packed with enough food to feed 6.000 people, thanks the annual Christmas...

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Ann Ball Passed AwayA former Appalachia graduate, Ann Ball, in the class of 1955 passed away near Atlanta, GA. She was 88 years old. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball,...

Happy Birthday to Tommy Hamilton 12/12, Pedie Poston 12/12, Debbie Kilgore 12/14, Pat Farris 12/16, Rhelda Collins 12/16Happy Anniversary to Jesse and Judy Ring 12/14Prayer...

National Poinsettia DayFriday, December 12th is National Poinsettia Day. Buy yourself a poinsettia and enjoy the beautiful red blossoms.Cultural Arts WindowsI hope you will...

Only at the Big Stone Gap Christmas Parade can you be minding your own business and suddenly end up in a full-blown photoshoot with Santa, Mrs....

Happy Holidays Big Stone Gap. Get ready to lace up and light up for the Greenbelt in Lights Ugly Sweater Fun Run. Join us Saturday, December 20 at 6 p.m. at the Big Stone...

Earlier this fall I bought several potted mums which the nursery classified as “perennial.” Some mums in past years were marked “hardy” but I may...

Coal Camp Bus Tour and Oral History DayThe coal camp bus tour is Saturday, December 6th to Stonega, Roda, Derby, Andover and Arno. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, departing from and...

The June Tolliver House and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Annual Christmas Open House is December 13 from 12 pm to 4 pm. Stop by and visit The...

ABINGDON, Va. — Celebrate the holiday season at Breakfast with Santa, a cherished family tradition returning on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the...