Month: May 2017

St. Paul Feastival Celebrates Mountains of Music Homecoming and Looks Toward the Future with Delicious Innovation

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 Josh Sawyers

On Saturday, June 17, the St. Paul, Virginia, will celebrate its history and renaissance with an evening Feastival, one of three extraordinary Southwest Virginia events that promise to serve up signature fare and a cultural feast during the Crooked Road’s 2017 Mountains of Music Homecoming. The evening will commence with local pints at St Paul’s Sugar Hill Brewery, followed by…

Innovative company creating a ripple effect in SWVA’s workforce

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 Josh Sawyers

Operation Tomorrow’s Workforce – A series brought to you by United Way of Southwest Virginia Karen Sorber and her husband Kelly Rock started Micronic Technologies in 2008. The story about how the company began is just as interesting as what the company does. Sorber said, “In 2007, a year prior to me marrying my husband, I was in Peru on…

Dante Community Input Session

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 Josh Sawyers

The Dante Community Association has received conceptual design assistance to create a conceptual downtown master plan and park design for the open space across from the Post Office and the Dante Crossing Apartments building. The public is invited to give their input Thursday, May 25 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be in the Dante Rescue Squad building. For more…

49 Winchester Returns to the Stage

May 11, 2017 Josh Sawyers

In the Fall of 2013, 49 Winchester was started in Castlewood, Virginia by founding members: Isaac Gibson, Chase Chafin, and Bus Shelton. They went on to add a rhythm section and recorded their debut album with Bristol, Virginia’s Dan Fehr. It was released on April 25th, 2014. Songs are written by singer and guitarist, Isaac, and discuss the trials and triumphs…

Mountain States chosen to lead new, innovative program aimed at improving the health of communities in Virginia

May 9, 2017 Josh Sawyers

$2.5 million, five-year grant from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will fund the collaborative JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Mountain States Health Alliance is one of only 32 organizations in the country that were chosen recently to be part of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new program aimed at improving the health of Medicare and…

Dominion Virginia Power Plan Sees More Clean Energy

May 3, 2017 Josh Sawyers

The carbon footprint for a typical Dominion Virginia Power customer would shrink by as much as 25 percent over the next eight years under a plan the company presented today. When added to reductions already made by Dominion, carbon emissions to meet the energy needs of a typical residential customer would fall by up to 46 percent between 2007 and…

Hometown Hero: The House that Calvin Built

May 2, 2017 Josh Sawyers

Karthik Venkataraman has just completed a video of Castlewood sports legend Calvin Talford through the RTVF program at East Tennessee State University.

An introduction to the gap between the worlds of learning and work in Southwest Virginia

May 2, 2017 Josh Sawyers

Operation Tomorrow’s Workforce A series brought to you by United Way of Southwest Virginia United Way of Southwest Virginia is the leading non-profit organization in our region and serves as the backbone organization in our community. In our work that reaches across all sectors in thirteen counties and two cities, we focus efforts on improving the health, education, and financial…

Upcoming Events