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Pilot to honor Hometown Heroes
The Town of Pilot Mountain will be honoring servicemen and servicewomen with its Pilot Mountain’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program. Officials with the town said this year marks the fifth anniversary for the program and they want to make the recognition ceremony “extra special. We invite past heroes and their friends and families to come celebrate with us.” Next Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. they will be honoring service members...
Trail center expands equestrian and hiking options at Hanging Rock
The recently refurbished Trail Center at Vade Mecum is open to the public, providing a spacious parking lot for horse trailers and cars along with a new access point to Hanging Rock State Park. The facility, in neighboring Stokes County, offers another venue for hiking or horse riding. “It’s just another opportunity for people that are outdoor enthusiasts to have a place to go to hike or ride,” said Phil...
Ferrum, Build Smart joins forces to help you save on education
LYNCHBURG, Va (WSET) — Build Smart Institute and Ferrum College are uniting to offer college credit for a new program to further your education. Students can now register for the course. Emily spoke with the minds behind this program to get the details.
Franklin County deputy and K-9 locate missing woman
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A Franklin County deputy and K-9 located a missing 89-year-old woman on Thursday. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received reports of a missing elderly woman in Ferrum from her husband. Deputy Gaetano and his K-9 partner, Bono, retrieved a scent of...
Look north! Aurora borealis could be seen locally Friday night, Saturday morning
ROANOKE, Va. – NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G4 Watch for the first time since 2005. Recently, the sun unleashed a series of flares that are set to interact with the earth’s magnetic field; a geomagnetic storm. While this might sound frightening, to the...
Wilhem exhibit coming to the Apple Gallery
The Stokes County Arts Council will be opening an exhibit of original art by Eileen Wilhem in the Apple Gallery this month. A reception is scheduled for Saturday, May 25 from 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. in the Apple Gallery, at 500 Main Street in Danbury. Wilhem shared: “Living on a horse farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I am never at a loss for images and inspiration. Watching how the light changes with the seasons and trying to capture its beauty. ...
What’s in Store at Rooster Walk 14? Festival Insights and Excitements
This week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Johnny Buck, the executive director and co-founder of Rooster Walk, to discuss the upcoming Rooster Walk 14. The festival began in 2009 as a tribute to late high school friends Edwin Penn ('the rooster') and Walker Shank. From its inception, the festival has focused on supporting a charity that grants college scholarships to deserving seniors at Martinsville High School and provides instruments and funding to enhance local school band programs. Rooster Walk Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has raised over $350,000 for these causes.
Hometown Eats: Simply Suzanne’s Cafe
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s not every day you’ll find a restaurant with just as many airplanes in the parking lot as cars. Just make sure to leave extra room in the overhead compartment for your leftovers! We’re clear for landing at Simply Suzanne’s Café in Martinsville for this week’s Hometown Eats!
Why did so many Black teachers lose their jobs after the Brown v. Board ruling?
I have no vivid recollections of attending a segregated school, but I am aware that my educational journey commenced in Head Start at what was then Lincoln Consolidated School for Black students.I was born in 1964 — my middle daughter playfully labels me a “Baby Boomer” — and my life aligns with my county’s momentous period of school desegregation.My earliest educational memory is going to first grade at Happy Home School, a couple of miles from my home on the outskirts of Rockingham County, North Carolina. There, I was under the tutelage of Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Price, two impeccably...
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