This photo, from about 1978, shows Dan Howard, general manager of Westmoreland Coal, presenting a check to Appalachia Fire Department Chief Walter Blair (center) and Treasurer Gary Bush. To share p...
Gap needs shops, not ATVs To the Editor:
This is in regard to the letter supporting ATV use on the town streets of Big Stone Gap. There are barely enough parking spaces for the cars.
If people want to ride the ATV’s, they c...
Tolliver yard sale a success To the Editor:
The June Tolliver House held a yard sale on Saturday, May 4, and it was a great success! I would like to thank Beth Hagan and all of the Union Bear Mamas and players for their suppor...
Carriers thank patrons To the Editor:
The postal carriers’ food drive last Saturday was really successful. About 4,000 pounds of food were collected in Big Stone Gap and Appalachia.
We’re really proud of the two towns an...
Many enjoy dinner theater To the Editor:
The Appalachia Cultural Arts Center, located in the center of Appalachia, enjoyed another first this past Friday night, May 10, and Saturday night, May 11. Our first-ever dinner-murd...
Insurance: devil’s in the details It’s May, which means the flood insurance is due.
We live here along the South Fork of the Powell River, which has its moments. Let’s just say the South Fork is high maintenance, like a lot of peop...
Capital: altered state of mind You do realize that Washington, D.C. is not the real world, don’t you? It’s a state of mind. An altered state of mind. Where you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Slammed when you stand ...
Catalog offers what America needs What America needs is a good Productivity Boosting Nap Pod, a device that looks like a dentist’s chair with a roof. As luck would have it, this 310-pound unit, which “provides optimal ergonomics fo...