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Breaking News: Couple, foundation named volunteers of year

On The Trail

Barnstorming Babe Ruth does Japan in 1934.

For 70 years America’s barnstorming teams drew capacity crowds

BY LYNN SUTTER And now for something completely different, baseball fans. This month, I want to talk about barnstorming baseball teams. The...

Mabe awarded AHS Alumni Association Scholarship

The Appalachia High School Alumni Association was established as a support group to increase community involvement, generate spirit, and assist in...

Chris Allyger, butterflys/insects

Naturalist rally is Saturday

The Pine Mountain Naturalist Rally will be held Saturday, May 7 at the Cumberland Mountain Fur Fish and Game Club, 12335 Pottertown Rd, Pound, Va....

Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio

MECC to host 50th anniversary community concert

Featuring Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio & If Birds Could Fly Big Stone Gap — Mountain Empire Community College, in partnership with...

The two units assigned to work the Andover yard the morning of October 30, 1968 are moving into place to shove the passenger special into the transloader at Appalachia.

Ridin' The Rails with Ron Flanary — The Celebrity

A seminal event for my small town was imminent. As soon as I learned a special train bringing the president of the Southern Railway System, other...

Union Primary school
partnered with Dogwood Garden Club and met the goal of 500 pounds of plastic over
a six month period to be awarded a bench.

Dogwood Garden Club presents Trex bench to Union Primary School

In conjunction with Trex company, Dogwood Garden Club and Food City a major recycling project is underway in Big Stone Gap and Wise county. The...

Caring Friends donates 1,000th quilt

By TERRAN S YOUNG Staff Writer Caring Friends delivered its 1,000th quilt to the Southwest Virginia Cancer Center in Norton. According to...

The story follows five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team.

Welcome back to the stage! The Sweet Delilah Swim Club coming to ACAC

Welcome back to the stage!! Finally, after the fall of a pandemic, the Appalachia Cultural Arts Center is ready to bring you and your family more...

97th East Stone Gap School reunion planned June 11

The 96th East Stone Gap School Reunion will be held Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Taylor-Lewis Center in East Stone Gap at 6 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. A catered meal...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Theater Department is at work on its spring production of the hit Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The...

Another man’s property is not mine

By Howard E Cummins Columnist The nightly news and social commentary shows, daily and weekly newspapers and our monthly magazines offer regular doses of debatable...

The 2021 Outstanding Citizen of the Year award winner is Don M. Green

66th Annual Gala & Silent Auction honors citizens

Approximately 225 people attended the Wise County/City of Norton Chamber of Commerce’s 66th Annual Gala & Silent Auction on Saturday, April 9....

Church news • Refuge Church of Jesus, 623 Cherokee Ave, Big Stone Gap, revival continues through April 24 at 7 p.m. nightly and 6 p.m. on Sunday. Different ministers....

Community May Day celebration is May 1

Big Stone Gap, VA — The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park will host a Community May Day Celebration on Sunday, May 1 from noon until 3 p.m. The Victorian...

New play coming to Appalachia Cultural Arts

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Sweet Delilah Swim Team Appalachia Cultural Arts is sponsoring a new play, Sweet Delilah Swim...

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