EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is Supervisor Tara Dye’s unofficial summary of the November 2026 Russell County Board of Supervisor’s meeting. It is not a formal transcription prepared from the videotape of the meeting. We are sharing Tara’s summary for information only, not as a rallying point for complaints about the Supervisors’ actions, or those of… Read More Russell County, VA Board of Supervisors’ Meeting, Nov. 2, 2026
Wise, VA – La Vie Bohème! This fall, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise) Theater Division stages Jonathan Larson’s RENT, the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. Performances will run November 12th-14th at 7 p.m. and November 15th at… Read More “RENT” Onstage at UVA Wise
AS VIRGINIANS, we are so proud of our heritage that we have become outright braggarts. In 1776, 250 years ago, Virginia was the largest and most economically powerful of the thirteen original colonies. Her geography reached from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. In the original land grants, Virginia included parts of what has… Read More A Guest American History Article – Written by Sharon Pigeon
The date: October 29, 2026 – The place: Russell Street, St. Paul, Virginia IT HAPPENS EACH YEAR – – – Local citizens of tomorrow from the J. Fred Matthews Memorial Library’s preschool programs visit St. Paul’s businesses in an observance (just for them) of Halloween. Along the way, they are given treats, but the event… Read More Superheroes, Princesses, & Movie Characters Take Over the Streets in St. Paul, Virginia
Wise, VA – “Dave & Dave: The Battle of the Daves” is a genre-bending musical performance that combines refined virtuosity with sharp, understated humor, inspired by the late Victor Borge. The two performers, Dave Shenton (piano/violin) and Dave Eggar (cello/piano), engage in a dynamic musical exchange, each pushing the other to greater heights of creativity… Read More PRO-ART PRESENTS THE BATTLE OF THE DAVES: DAVE EGGAR AND DAVE SHENTON DUEL AT UVA WISE