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Akers relieved of coaching duties at Pulaski County

After last Friday night’s season ending defeat to Hidden Valley, Pulaski County head coach Cam Akers said he would take a couple of weeks off before looking into what could be done to improve the program, but Akers will not get that opportunity. Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert...

Pulaski County, VA · 17h
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Austinville, Wythe County: Chiswell’s Lead Mines, the American Revolution, and the Civil War

Appalachian Community Histories – Austinville, Wythe County: Chiswell’s Lead Mines, the American Revolution, and the Civil War. Along the New River in southwestern Virginia, the small community of Austinville occupies a place in American history far greater than its size might suggest. Long before the community acquired its present name, the surrounding hills contained one of the most important lead deposits in colonial America, providing a mineral that would become essential to frontier settlement, the American Revolution, and the Civil War. The mines helped sustain armies, attracted entrepreneurs and skilled laborers, and established an industrial settlement whose influence extended well beyond the mountains of Virginia.

Austinville, VA · 22h

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Pulaski County Pulse public service announcements

Fall Festival on Nov. 14 from 10:00 – 3:30 at Shiloh Christian Church, 3086 Lowmans Ferry Road, Pulaski. We will have a number of vendors and 3 Brothers BBQ will be set up. Come and shop for Christmas. Gospel Singing. Heaven Bound will be singing at Memorial Christian Church...

Pulaski County, VA · 16h
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Radford, Pulaski County face off in court over nearly 50-year-old revenue sharing agreement

PULASKI CO., Va. – A decades-old revenue sharing agreement between the City of Radford and Pulaski County landed in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Wednesday, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning at 9:30. The case centers on a 1978 agreement in which Pulaski County agreed to share 28%...

Pulaski County, VA · 17h
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Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire

Appalachian Community Histories – Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire. Along the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, Hillsville has served as the center of government, commerce, and community life in Carroll County for more than 180 years. Its Main Street, courthouse, and surrounding neighborhoods preserve a history that reaches back to the days of stagecoach travel, when the settlement was known as Cranberry Plains and farmers brought their produce to a growing mountain trading post.

Hillsville, VA · 22h

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High energy prices hitting current school budget hard

High energy prices are being felt by most everyone. That includes the school system. Hannah Biggs, who recently was hired as the school system’s new Director of Finance, provided the monthly budget analysis to the school board during their meeting Wednesday night. Biggs reported only a couple problems in...

Dublin, VA · 16h

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High Country Council of Governments presents awards at 51st annual banquet

BOONE — On Oct. 16, High Country Council of Governments held its annual awards ceremony at the Grandview Ballroom on Appalachian State University’s campus to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions by elected officials, local government employees, and advisory committee members. The High Country Council of Governments (HCCOG) is a regional organization dedicated to serving and supporting local governments in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties. Award winners were nominated by elected and appointed officials from the seven-county region. Mayor of Jefferson Peter Eller was selected as the 2026 Outstanding Local Elected Official in the High Country region. This award honors outstanding service and leadership to the community. This award is voted on by managers, administrators, staff, and local elected officials in the region. Few people know the Town of Jefferson as well as Peter Eller, and few have given more of themselves to it. A lifelong Jefferson resident, his service to the town began before he was old enough to vote: his very first summer job, taken in high school just after he earned his driver's license, was working for the Town of Jefferson. Decades later, he returned to lead it. Mayor Eller spent 35 years with

Jefferson, NC · 20h

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Carroll officials more open to data center after visiting one in Alabama

Data centers have been front-and-center in both local and national debate, including just across the border in Virginia, where opposition to a proposed data center there has been widespread, including among some county officials. But a few county officials, along with residents, who generally opposed such centers may be changing their minds after several visited a Google-owned data center in Jackson County, Alabama. A public hearing regarding the recently adopted Emergency Data Center Ordinance occurred at the beginning of a recent Board of Supervisors meeting in Carroll County, with the goal of making the emergency ordinance permanent. The Data Center Ordinance was formulated to place restrictions on data centers locating in the county and includes limits to water consumption, noise pollution and places strict decommissioning requirements on facilities after they close. Delilah Brady spoke during the public hearing portion of the meeting and requested that the supervisors adapt the emergency data center ordinance and make it a permanent part of the county code. The Data Center Ordinance was subsequently adopted by a unanimous vote of the board. Google has expressed an interest in locating a data center on a piece of property owned by a private landowner near the Wildwood

Jackson County, AL · 2d

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Final day of mobile food pantry for 2026

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) – Those in need should take note – the Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Pantry is hosting its final mobile food giveaway for 2026. The pantry will be in the parking lot at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, Mercer County on November 18, 2026. They will be there from 10 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. […]

Bluefield, WV · 16h

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NCHSAA Round Two State 2A Football Playoff Preview, Cherryville at Alleghany

Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville Ironmen will head to the mountains of Sparta, NC, for a second-round playoff matchup at Alleghany High School on Friday, November 13, 2026. The number five seed, Alleghany Trojans, were idle last week after earning a first-round bye. Cherryville, the number twelve seed, is coming off a dominating 63-0 performance at home against Elkin High School. This time of year is what many refer to as the second season, or the real season. Each game matters; simply put, you win, you advance; if you lose, your season is over. Each round, the competition potentially gets tougher as fewer teams remain in contention for the coveted state championship.

Cherryville, NC · 1d

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Data Center debate takes new direction as Alabama changes minds and Cavaliers complete historic season

“My whole goal in this was to go down there and get with the locals because the locals are just like us,” said Delilah Brady, who turned the microphone around and faced the audience. “I wanted to find all the negatives…. I went everywhere and I talked to everybody and they were happy. It was almost like they lived in this little utopia or something… Overall, I mean, everybody liked them.” Goodge owned data centers made a big impression on Carroll County visitors. Carroll County pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat James River 40-20 in Buchanan, Va. on Friday, November 6, in the process completing the first perfect regular season in program history. “It’s a blessing,” said running back Hunter Gravley. “This is something I thought Carroll County would never see and I’m just grateful to be part of it.”

Carroll County, VA · 1d

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Target 7: Virginia works to address nursing shortage

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - From classrooms to hospitals, nursing leaders are working to strengthen Virginia’s health care workforce by preparing more educators, helping students pay for school and introducing young people to careers in medicine. At Radford University, nursing leaders say a shortage of faculty can make it harder...

Virginia · 3d

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Laurel Fork, Carroll County: From Bolttown to Schools, Post Offices, and Mountain Life

Appalachian Community Histories – Laurel Fork, Carroll County: From Bolttown to Schools, Post Offices, and Mountain Life. High in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Carroll County, Virginia, the community of Laurel Fork developed among winding creeks, steep farmland, and mountain roads that connected generations of families to the surrounding countryside. Although never a large town, Laurel Fork became a recognizable center of local life, with stores, churches, schools, and a post office serving residents who lived throughout the nearby mountains.

Carroll County, VA · 1d

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Cana, Carroll County: Moravian Churches, Mountain Schools, and the Apple Industry

Appalachian Community Histories – Cana, Carroll County: Moravian Churches, Mountain Schools, and the Apple Industry. Along the southern edge of Carroll County, Virginia, where the Blue Ridge Mountains descend toward the North Carolina Piedmont, the community of Cana developed through generations of farming, religious activity, education, and commerce. Situated near the state line along the corridor now followed by U.S. Route 52, Cana became closely connected with nearby Mount Airy, North Carolina, while retaining the institutions and traditions of its mountain surroundings.

Carroll County, VA · 22h

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Lambsburg, Carroll County: Mills, Schools, and the Railroad That Never Came

Appalachian Community Histories – Lambsburg, Carroll County: Mills, Schools, and the Railroad That Never Came. In the southern reaches of Carroll County, Virginia, near the North Carolina state line, lies the community of Lambsburg. Situated near the headwaters of Stewart’s Creek, between Fisher Peak and Sugarloaf Mountain, the settlement developed in a landscape of mountain farms, wooded ridges, and roads connecting southwestern Virginia with the Piedmont of North Carolina. Although Lambsburg is a relatively small community today, its history reaches back to an era when local merchants, mill operators, and farmers depended upon wagon roads rather than railroads to move their goods between markets.

Carroll County, VA · 22h

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High School highlights and scores: November 10, 2026

Three local volleyball teams won region titles on Tuesday. All of these schools have qualified for the state tournament.

Abingdon, VA · 2d

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Sylvatus, Carroll County: The Betty Baker Mine, the Railroad, and a Changing Mountain Community

Appalachian Community Histories – Sylvatus, Carroll County: The Betty Baker Mine, the Railroad, and a Changing Mountain Community. Along Virginia State Route 100 in northern Carroll County lies Sylvatus, a mountain community whose quiet surroundings offer few immediate reminders of the industrial activity that once defined the area. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Sylvatus was home to a railroad depot, mining operations, manufacturing businesses, a bank, and a collection of commercial establishments that connected this part of the Blue Ridge Mountains to markets far beyond southwestern Virginia.

Carroll County, VA · 1d

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Virginia hopes grant program will help solve shortage of large-animal vets

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A shortage of large-animal veterinarians is causing problems for farmers in the region, across the state and across the country. To address this, a Christiansburg practice that received a state grant plans to use the money to expand its service area. The Virginia Department of Health...

Christiansburg, VA · 18h