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$30K Food City grant will go toward Feeding Southwest Virginia's mobile marketplace

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ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — Food City presented a $30,000 grant to Feeding Southwest Virginia on Thursday that will go toward keeping the food bank's mobile marketplace program rolling. The mobile marketplace provides fresh food and shelf-stable groceries for sale to those in remote communities in the food bank's 26-county, nine-city area. "Some of them are in areas where it's not easy to get to a grocery store or transportation, as we know in Southw…Read Article

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Appalachian College of Pharmacy hosts hands-on summer camp for teens

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The Appalachian College of Pharmacy partnered with the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center on Thursday to host a summer camp for teens who are interstedRead Article

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Former Norton teacher sentenced in southwest Va. drug conspiracy - Mountain Top Media

ABINGDON, Va. — A former Norton City Schools teacher living Letcher County been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trafficking large amounts of meth and fentanyl into Southwest Virginia. Andora Lee Smith, 62, of Whitesburg pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute over 20 kilograms of drugs, most of it from her home in Kentucky. Investigators say she routinely sold ounce-plus quantities of meth and fentanyl from her home, Read Article

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Major Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to 145 Months

Andora Smith Conspired with Others to Traffic Drugs From Kentucky into Southwest Virginia   ABINGDON, Va. – A major supplier of methamphetamine and fentanyl, who conspired with others to traffic over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 145 months in federal prison. Andora […]Methamphetamine · AbingdonRead Article

Virginia Highlands Festival begins it's 76th year in Abingdon - SuperTalk 92.9

The Virginia Highlands Festival gets underway Friday in Abingdon. The festival begins at 10 a.m....Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

We don’t need to leave to lead in rural Virginia

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I was in labor with my daughter when the man who gave me an epidural changed everything. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “Oh no,” he replied. “I’m a nurse.” I was in nursing school at the time — and, at that moment, I knew I wanted to become a nurse anesthetist. However, as a single mom anchored to Big Stone Gap, going away to school wasn’t realistic. Then I saw a small ad for something big: Virginia Commonwealth University was launching a nurse an…Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

James William Davis - Radio7Media

James William Davis, 85 of Abingdon, Virginia died July 22, 2025, at his residence. A native of Giles County, Tennessee was born March 9, 1940, to Turney and Virginia Smith Davis. Retired from Bell South. What he loved most was farming, raising beef cattle and trail riding as much as he could. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Noble, Cecil, Norman and Joe Wayne Davis. Sisters, Sarah Pilkinton and Myrtle McNeese. Survivors include …Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

Village hotel developer seeks time extension for agreement

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S&D Hotel, LLC, has asked the City Council to extend the deadline on its performance agreement to construct and operate a Home2/Tru Hilton Hotel at The Village, a hilltop site overlooking I-81 Exit 7, adjacent to the Cracker Barrel.Cracker Barrel · AbingdonRead Article

Health execs plead guilty to misdemeanor to resolve health care fraud charges - Mountain Top Media

ABINGDON, Va. — Two health care executives will face no more than a year in jail, after reaching a plea deal to resolve a health care fraud case out of southwestern Virginia. Myron Joel Wyatt, 64, of Coeburn, and Stephanie Brook Davis, 55, of Lacassas, Tenn., each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The two had been charged as part of the 2024 National Health Care Enforcement Action, which brought criAbingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

Virginia Highlands Festival returning for 76th year

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ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) - The spotlight is shining on Southwest Virginia for the return of the highly anticipated Virginia Highlands Festival. The week-long event marks its 76th year in 2025. The festival runs from Friday, July 25, through August 3. From arts and crafts to live music and outdoor experiences, there's plenty to be showcased at this year's festival. To see a full schedule, click here. Jon McGlocklin, the festival's co-chair of music a…Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

3 Main Streets in Virginia voted best For 'Wellness Walks'

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King Street in Alexandria came in #53 nationally, Main Street, Charlottesville at #65 and West Main Street in Abingdon at #90.Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonRead Article

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