Get ready for the 8th Annual Red Fox Storytelling Festival on October 24-25, 2025, in Pound! This year's free event celebrates the "Labor in...

A sprawling Night-blooming Cereus, a houseplant often known as Christ in the Manger, sat by a large west-facing window for several years. There was...

The Girl from Devil’s Lake by J. A. Jance​When a boy’s body turns up in the Arizona desert, Sheriff Joanna Brady uncovers ties to cold cases...

Mountain Empire Community College will host its annual Home Craft Days Festival on October 17–19, 2025, celebrating the unique music, crafts, food,...

Do you have community news or an event you would like to appear in this column? Please contact Myra at mmyra9639@gmail.comTHIRD SATURDAY...

The twenty-sixth reunion of those who attended Dewey School was held Sept. 27, with 53 in attendance.  The school opened in l913 and closed at the...

It’s time for the 47th Annual FAMOUS FALL FLING! Join us on October 11-12 in Wise for a spectacular event featuring food trucks, 150 vendors, and...

The John I. Burton High School Hall of Fame is organized to maintain the rich heritage and tradition of the successful athletic/activity programs...

Congratulations to Pam Allen, this year’s recipient of MEOC’s Mae French Outstanding Older Worker Award! Pam, from Pennington Gap, joined MEOC in...

Whether you've read his book or seen the movie, you know the profound impact Homer Hickam's Big Creek, West Virginia high school chemistry and physics teacher, Freida...

The 47th Annual Wise County Famous Fall Fling will be held in the historic Wise, VA on October 11 & 12. We are all decked out for fall! The Fling features two days of...

The International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning Festival, now FIVE DAYS, will return to Big Stone Gap, VA October 8–12Experience the magic of Blue Highway Fest...

Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley JordanPlaywright Eve Ambroise retreats to the Tennessee mountains to heal her heart, only to find herself...

Do you have community news or an event you would like to appear in this column? Please contact Myra at mmyra9639@gmail.comFAITH & BLUE...

The Plein Air paintings of Carol Dixon are currently on display at the Slemp Gallery in the Wampler Library at Mountain Empire Community College,...