ADDITIONAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 SANTA TRAIN….

Event sponsors bring reimagined Santa Train to Appalachia KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Oct. 30, 2020) – CSX, Food City, Appalachian Power, the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Soles4Souls today announced location and safety details for this year’s Santa Train. In lieu of the traditional Santa Train event, holiday gifts will be distributed at four Food City locations… Read More ADDITIONAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 SANTA TRAIN….

LOCAL JOB OPENINGS FROM THE VEC – OCTOBER 30, 2020

VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION1928 FRONT STREETRICHLANDS, VA 24641PHONE: 276-963-2660 AREA EMPLOYERS ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING APPLICANTS for the following jobs received in the last 30 days. For information or referral instructions, please contact our office with the job order number. Information on these positions, older job orders, jobs posted by other sources, and jobs throughout the state, can… Read More LOCAL JOB OPENINGS FROM THE VEC – OCTOBER 30, 2020

New Laws Bring Criminal Justice Reform to Virginia

NOTE: The following information is presented FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Read and learn. Partisan political responses will NOT be published. Direct your praise or blame to your ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. It is their job to listen to your views. The bills summarized here were passed by the Virginia Legislature during its 2020 Special Session. They were signed… Read More New Laws Bring Criminal Justice Reform to Virginia

LOCAL JOB OPENINGS FROM THE VEC – OCTOBER 23, 2020

VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION1928 FRONT STREETRICHLANDS, VA 24641PHONE: 276-963-2660 AREA EMPLOYERS ARE CURRENT RECRUITING APPLICANTS for the following jobs received in the last 30 days. For information or referral instructions, please contact our office with the job order number. Information on these positions, older job orders, jobs posted by other sources, and jobs throughout the state,… Read More LOCAL JOB OPENINGS FROM THE VEC – OCTOBER 23, 2020

Arrival of THE FIRST AFRICANS in Virginia, by Ric Murphy – a review

© Jerry F. Couch 2020 FROM TIME TO TIME, publishers send new books to the CVT in the hope we will review them for our readers.  Some do not make the grade.  Others, like Ric Murphy’s  new book, Arrival of THE FIRST AFRICANS in Virginia are both a pleasure to read and to review. The… Read More Arrival of THE FIRST AFRICANS in Virginia, by Ric Murphy – a review