Last Friday the Harry O’Dell Memorial Park was dedicated on what one speaker called “hallowed ground on the most scenic and beautiful spot in Hiwassee.” The park is located on land where the old Hiwassee Elementary School was once located – land that was owned by Harry O’Dell and the […]
In my last column, I told I would finish a column on The Bow & Arrow but with Halloween coming up, I thought I would attempt writing on something that I have studied and read about over the years that is mysterious and scary to people that have had encounters […]
Blacksburg came into last Friday’s football game averaging almost 350 yards a game of total offense and 32 points an outing. The Bruins got 61 and three. Also, a 12-3 defeat at the hands of Pulaski County. The Bruins have an offense based on speed and there is talent in […]
To honor our Veterans and Active Duty Personnel, AMVETS Post 50 will be hosting a lunch buffet FREE for Veterans and their immediate family members. Buffet will be on Sunday, November 10 from 1PM to 3PM, ending in time to allow diners to go to the Elks concert at the […]
The Claytor Lake State Park Ambassadors group is looking for new members. The Ambassadors is a non-profit, volunteer group that does a variety of things to improve the park and assist in its operation. According to park manager Chris Doss, most of Virginia’s state parks have something like a “friends” […]
Harold Walker, 80, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday night Oct, 22nd 2019. He was born on Apr. 7th 1939 in the Philippines and was the son of the late Raymond Walker and Rose White Walker. He is a veteran having served in the US Army, and a retired employee of […]
SALEM, VA—Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) is joining with the Virginia State Police (VSP) and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office to encourage youth and teens to make good choices and celebrate responsibly as part of the statewide Halloween Safety Campaign. The campaign’s focus is to prevent […]
GREENSBORO, NC (Oct. 24, 2019) – Mack Trucks today announced that the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new four-year agreement that would cover approximately 3,500 employees at six facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. In conjunction with the tentative agreement, […]
Judith Leigh Morris Swecker, age 67, of Max Meadows, VA passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019. She was born October 5, 1952 in Wythe County, daughter of the late William Pierce Morris and Margaret Kemper Morris. Survivors include her husband, Steve Swecker; two daughters, Amy Faulkner and Mary and Brian […]
Monday 10/28/19 Volleyball: RRD Tournament v Blacksburg @ Patrick Henry High School 6 pm Wednesday 10/30/19 Theater: Region 4D Sub Regional One Act Competition @ PCHS Little Theater 4:30 pm Thursday 10/31/19 JV Football: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Friday 11/01/19 Varsity Football: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry 7 pm Saturday […]
Betty Lou Eller Hix, 79, of Draper, VA died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her home. She was born in N. Wilksboro, NC on December 3, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Gilbert Clayton Eller and Fanny Elizabeth Hilton Eller. Surviving are: Husband – Duane Hix Sisters – […]