IN COEBURN — Veteran’s Day was celebrated Saturday, November 10th. at an outdoor ceremony. Members of Coeburn’s Boy Scout Troop 301 and Cub Scout Pack 170 honored veterans from VFW Post 8652 with a flag retirement ceremony, Several worn flags were disposed of with due respect. Members of the Coeburn Fire and Police Departments, along with members… Read More Area Veteran’s Day Events, 2018
© Jerry F. Couch In observance of Veterans Day 2018, we are bringing you a retrospective from 1997, when The Moving Wall memorial honoring casualties of the Vietnam War came to St. Paul. During its stop in St. Paul, the Moving Wall was displayed at the A. R. Matthews Park with large crowds in attendance. … Read More In Honor of Our Veterans…
Voter turnout was light at mid-day during polling at St. Paul and Castlewood. At The time of publication of this article, Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine has been projected as the winner in the race for Virginia’s Senate seat over Republican challenger Corey Stewart. Stewart carried both Wise and Russell Counties. Republican incumbent Morgan Griffith… Read More Election Day Scenes, St. Paul and Castlewood
© Jerry F. Couch If you want to see the “less-ordinary” side of life, get a job in law enforcement. In 1972, I had a part-time job as a dispatcher for the St. Paul Police Department. The working hours were 5:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Sometimes, the things I saw and… Read More Drunk as a Skunk in the Trunk
On All Hallows’ Eve, Fourth Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic. From 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. the street was reserved for ghosts and goblins of every description. What a difference a few decades make. In the 1960’s, Halloween on Fourth Avenue would have been lively – but not in the same way. Store windows… Read More “Trunk or Treat” in St. Paul