Cooking Along The Crooked Road, a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, announces the line-up of spring culinary classes. Taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks, these non-credit, hands-on enrichment classes are open to the public. Classes will be meet in the culinary kitchen at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Participants will enjoy sampling…
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and national non-profit KaBOOM! awarded Dante Community Association a $15,000 Let’s Play Community Construction Grant that will be used to build a community playground in the downtown area. The grant is part of Let’s Play, an initiative by DPS to provide kids and families with the tools, places and inspiration to make active play a…
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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in every three deaths is from heart disease or stroke, which equals 2,200 deaths per day. To raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and promote healthy communities, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Russell County Medical Center and Smyth County Community…
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Two major calendar milestones occurred in the General Assembly this week. Tuesday was the halfway point of the 2017 session, known as “crossover”, when each House or Senate bill must have been acted upon or the bill is considered dead. Bills that passed the House are now being considered by the Senate and bills passed by the Senate are now…
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Lebanon, VA — On February 8, 2017, Robert Allen Tackett, a 48 year-old man from St. Paul, Virginia, after a jury trial in the Russell County Circuit Court, was convicted of Assault and Battery of a Law Enforcement Officer, Obstruction of Justice, Indecent Exposure, and Drunk in Public. The Jury recommended a total sentence of Four (4) years, and Three…
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The Virginia General Assembly has reached the half-way point of Session known as crossover. After Tuesday, February 7th, all Senate bills will move to the House and all House bills will move to the Senate. Over the last weeks of Session, I will be presenting my legislation before House committees as they move through the legislative process. Once a bill…
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Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance have received approval from the Virginia commissioner of health to extend the review period for their cooperative agreement application. The new time frame set forth with Virginia will more closely align with the review process in Tennessee for the systems’ Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) application, and sets a decision no later…
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St. Paul Strategic Planning Sessions — February 7 – 8, 2017 The meetings will be held in the St. Paul Recreation Rooms at 16550 Tazewell St. in St. Paul, VA. Light refreshments will be provided and children are welcome. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 1st, and please take a brief survey to help shape the Strategic Planning Retreat at this…
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The Southwest Virginia Higher Ed Center is pleased to announce that Travis Milton will be a guest speaker during the 4th Annual Great Winter Soup Cook off on February 11, 2017. Hailing from rural Southwestern Virginia, Travis Milton spent his childhood in a true Appalachian kitchen, learning the proper method for shucking beans, preserving produce through canning, and planting gardens…
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The MECC Foundation will host the 30th Annual Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest and the 13th Annual Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest. Individuals interested in obtaining guidelines for submitting short story and poetry contest entries should contact the MECC Foundation Office at (276) 523-7466. Tuesday, February 28 at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline for the submitting entries to be judged in…
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