Monday, March 21st, 2022
Some trees are famous enough to be named. There’s the “Keffer Oak,” commanding a section of the Appalachian Trail just east of Route 42 in Newport. Virginia Tech maintains a Big Tree Registry, documenting the largest trees of each species in the Commonwealth. For Josh Swift, certified arborist and owner of Extreme Tree Company, they
Monday, March 21st, 2022
“Mystery at the Dinosaur Museum Escape Room” “Essay Writing for High School” “The Magical World of Fungi Part 2″ “What’s in Your Brain?” Above are a few of the classes found on Outschool.com, one of the leading...
Monday, March 21st, 2022
Born on June 27, 1940, Pulaski native Wallace “Wally” Thrasher had Hollywood good looks and the charisma to match. The blue-eyed bandit stood a sinewy six-foot-two inches tall and was elusive on the Pulaski Cougars football field....
Monday, March 21st, 2022
You know the old saw: Some people see the glass half empty and others view it as half full. Such was the case with an old heap of a car with no windows which sat in the...
Monday, March 21st, 2022
No matter what time of day you crave a cup o’ java, you can find something satisfying in the New River Valley. Max on Main in Pulaski is the newest NRV coffee shop. They serve breakfast,...
Monday, March 21st, 2022
The times they are a-changing. “Back in my day,” as my Mom would say, “kids didn’t go to school at all until we were six years old! We stayed home and played with other kids in the...
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
To step into their future together, Stu and Rachel Nelson brought a little of the past along to honor their combined local and global heritage. There’s Appalachian folklore about burying a bottle of bourbon at the wedding...
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Pets are often our first true love. They are a constant and offer us an unconditional stream of affection. They ease us through the time between human relationships, after all the break-ups, after all the trials of...
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
There is much to recommend fiber arts as a creative outlet. It has the vibrant colors of painting without the mess of cleaning brushes. It won’t cut or burn like stained glass, and it won’t dry out...
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
While the 1960s are oft remembered for tumultuous civil unrest, along with “The Sound of Music” and emergence of The Beatles, on the economic and housing fronts, it was a prosperous decade. Though the average home was...