Painting and Text by Ron Flanary This watercolor painting represents the L&N’s Corbin, Kentucky passenger station on a cold and snowy...

By Ron Flanary NOTE: This is a two-part story that begins with saving a rare former Louisville & Nashville Railroad steam locomotive and...

BY Howard E. Cummins Columnist One Autumn day a young mother with three boys, all under the age of eleven, promised she would take them on a nature walk to view the...

Lonesome Pine Regional Library will soon offer free take-home COVID-19 antigen rapid testing kits via online locker service or porch pickup at all branch locations. “We...

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Friday After Thanksgiving The Friday after Thanksgiving was the day the teens and younger...

Ron Flanary captured this shot of a crane on the Powell River near Big Stone Gap.

The 2021 Leigh Ann Bolinskey Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be on Dec. 11 in Big Stone Gap. Hosted by Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc., the event raises money for the...

The SSCCA annual Christmas craft show will be held on December 4 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm at the Stickleyville School Community Center (46727 Wilderness Road, Duffield). ...

The Wise County and the City of Norton Christmas parade are as follows: • Big Stone Gap Dec 2 (Thur.) 6:00p.m., Town of Big Stone 523-0115 • Coeburn Dec 3 (Fri.)...

Will Owens of Appalachia was presented the Appalachia Lions Club Community Service Award by Lion President Ben Hooper.                        

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com FOOD BASKETS The Appalachia Lions Club will be offering 50 food baskets in time for Christmas....

The only method we kids had for cracking black walnuts when momma made fudge and cakes at Christmastime was primitive by today’s standards: a flat rock and a hammer. I’m...

Bobby and Phyllis (Sturgill) Hamilton are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 29, 1961 The couple have three...

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park continues its 2021 Artisan Series of programs with the November workshop “Evergreen Wreath Making,” taught by park...

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park will offer a holiday ornament decorating workshop for the Children’s November Artisan Series. The workshop will be held...