• A bear’s claws can grow as long as a whiteboard eraser. • Bears can walk a short distance on their hind legs. Bears typically stand on their hind legs to get a better...

I did my best to keep notes and records of my photography as a youngster, but sadly I wasn’t always consistent in my methods of data collection and...

­Appalachia Lions Club Tonight, Thursday, January 26th the Appalachia Lions Club members will meet for their dinner at 6:00 p.m. which will consist of soup beans, corn...

Happy Birthday wishes to Christy Standifer 1/26; Andrew Clarkston 2/1; Alicia Gibson 2/1  Congratulations!  Sean and Kala Bailey welcomed 8 lb 4 oz Cailyn Reed Bailey to...

Cameron Fannon of Big Stone Gap, VA has been named to the fall 2022 quarter Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida. Palmer...

Call for artists! Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park invites artists to submit work for the True Art Showcase and Children’s Contest. In honor of the 75th...

Wise – The Appalachian Music Project (AMP) at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise resumed this past Monday, January 23rd. AMP is an...

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

Most Christmas cactus and other holiday plants have finished blooming, but many can bloom again. Some will produce flowers season after season. • Thanksgiving cactus...

Happy Birthday wishes to Christy Standifer 1/26 ­Prayer List:  Bette Pache, her caretaker sister Gloria Gilbert;  Misty Bowman, Teddy Thacker, Alyssa Rose and family,...

Open Auditions Saturday, January 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. will be open auditions at the Cultural Arts Center in Appalachia for a new play, “Mama Won’t Fly” by...

We’re so excited to be announcing our first show of 2023, MAMA WON’T FLY!! An outrageously hilarious race against the clock begins when Savannah Sprunt Fairchild Honeycutt...

Coming February 4th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Big Stone Gap Visitor Center. As part of our first annual Polar Festival, we are having a Chili Cook-Off. Trophies...

Who is ready for the 2023 Polar Bear Run & Plunge? Coming February 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Big Stone Gap Visitor Center. The Polar Bear Run and...