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Monticello mystery: Thomas Jefferson-signed summons returns to …
Dated 1825, this Thomas Jefferson court summons is back in Wythe County Circuit Court after being missing for decades. Wythe County’s clerk of court may not have Prince Albert in a can, but he does have Thomas Jefferson – at least his signature – in a drawer. After multiple phone calls, emails and a more than 1,000-mile roundtrip journey ...
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Bland County's Festival of Leaves turns 30. Thirty years ago the Bland County Courthouse lawn was filled with picnic tables, multiple small white tents, and lots of folks mixing and mingling in true Bland County fashion with hugs, handshakes, and even kisses. The first Bland County Festival of Leaves on Oct. 8 and 9, 1994, was a dream….
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After years of work, Marion to get marker as the 'Birthplace of …
Marion’s claim to be the home of Mountain Dew as it’s now known has been validated. The state plans to consider a marker acknowledging the community as the citrus-flavored soft drink’s birthplace, and a local entrepreneur is reviving talks of opening a Mountain Dew museum in the downtown. In April, Ken Heath, Marion’s director of ...
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Smyth supervisors honor 21 rescuers for their work to save child. Many of the men and women who worked to save an 11-year-old Smyth County boy’s life after he was caught in swift floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Helene last saw the child as a medical helicopter flew him to a regional trauma center. Some, like the dispatchers who directed ...
Storm fells Marion's Crying Tree, but its story to live on
Marion’s Crying Tree may have fallen, but the old white oak will live on as long as people tell her story. That was the conclusion of some who loved the tree best, but still they mourned the tree that collapsed Friday when the remnants of Hurricane Helene struck. Diane Hayes, a leader and historian striving to preserve and tell the community ...
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Small Town Word: 'The real Cinderella'
Local writer and poet Kevin S. Hendrick regularly shares his work through ‘Small Town Word’ in each edition of The Floyd Press. Add Kevin S. Hendrick on Facebook and Instagram @kevins.hendrick. This week I write about “the rise above” crowd. I am referring to “a Cinderella Story” adjective, which applies to those who came from ...