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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...

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  • June 25, 2023

The following is a list of more real estate parcels valued at $150,000 or more that have been transferred in the past few months in Richmond and surrounding areas. To our readers: Caroline and Louisa listings will not be included until further notice. 406 N 23rd St; Sykes Robert K...

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  • June 24, 2023

If you saw a few dozen vintage cars cruising down the highway on Thursday, don’t worry, you didn’t jump back into the 1900s. On Thursday morning, dozens of classic cars and hot rods left the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln at 8:30 a.m. for a 180-mile ride through Southeast...

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  • June 22, 2023

The Tygert Street bridge is closed to pedestrian traffic due to a 3-foot hole, inset, in the bridge and foundation washing out. The Common Council voted last week Tuesday to award a $262,000 bid to Egbert Excavating for the bridge’s removal and the installation of a trail through Horner Park. ...

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  • June 21, 2023

Phyllis Zimmerman For The Sentinel The Cumberland Valley School District is purchasing the property of a nearby church with a congregation that’s reportedly “dwindling” in size. On Monday night, the Cumberland Valley School Board authorized the district to purchase the Family Worship Center property at 6780 Carlisle Pike for $825,000....

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  • June 21, 2023

Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...

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  • June 18, 2023

Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...

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  • June 17, 2023