The story goes that as Earl Harwell was observing the construction of what would become his family’s home on South Main Street, a passerby took in the sight of what would become a four-story, 15,000-square-foot, English Tudor-style mansion and wondered aloud what sort of person would build such an enormous...
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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
A pergola is being built on the Village Green. It is the centerpiece of a revitalization project for which the city of Ripon received a $50,000 Vibrant Spaces grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The Village Green is owned and operated by Ripon Main Street, Inc. ...
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS –– The borough has been working on placemaking and revitalization for a few years. Cambridge Springs Borough Council member Brian Harman is part of that effort to make the borough a better place to live and work. “I thought about a butterfly and flower sculpture in memory of...
For years, the rough-sawn planks have stood on end in my barn, relics from the mid-1800s decision by my great-great-grandfather to plant maple saplings along a northern Vermont roadway. He was a farmer in Brownington in the “Northeast Kingdom” of Vermont, known as Deacon John Marshall for his role in...
Shirley Ballas cut a cheery figure as she attended the Mrs Doubtfire gala performance in support of Comic Relief at Shaftesbury Theatre in London on Sunday, despite nearly breaking her ankle a day prior. The Strictly star, 62, looked sensational in a bright pink blazer and matching shorts, which she...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. TODAY The Burke County NAACP will hold its third annual Juneteenth Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CoMMA outdoor amphitheater. The event is free and kid friendly. Glammed...
Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least five days before an event. Email all items to [email protected]. New Dimensions Charter School will hold its monthly board meeting at 4 p.m. in person on campus, 550 Lenoir Road, Morganton, and on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for Zoom information. The Burke County...
“Ouch, you’re hurting me!” “Stop yanking on me!” “Ooooooh, that’s SO cold. Turn it off!” “Yuck, I don’t want any. It tastes terrible!” Sounds like sibling squabbles, doesn’t it? Just like us kids when we got into a bit of a minor physical altercation over some imagined issue — which...
CAROLYN R. WILSON Special to the Bristol Herald Courier ABINGDON — The sights and smells tell that spring is in the air on the farm of Deni and Tom Peterson. Just about everywhere you look, the manicured landscape of the Abingdon organic farm, Blue Door Garden, has come alive with...