FLORINE JEWEL BROOKS PENNINGTON – March 10, 1010 – September 25, 2019 Co-authored by her son Daniel Pennington & Sharon Pigeon ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1943, Florine Jewel Brooks graduated from the George Ben Johnston Memorial School of Nursing and received the certification title of Industrial Registered Nurse. She had completed the first step in making… Read More ANCHORS AWEIGH!
Wise, VA – Grammy nominee and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Corey Harris has carved out his own niche in blues by incorporating influences from reggae, soul, rock and West African music, keeping one foot in tradition and the other in contemporary experimentation. Corey Harris Band will play the Gilliam Center for the Arts Black Box Theater… Read More Blues, Roots, and Rhythm – Corey Harris Band Live at UVA Wise
In his song “BACK HOME” David Morris sings, “Back home out in them hills, if depression don’t get you then the Fentanyl will.” Even if we’d like to do so, we can’t ignore the truth in those lyrics. All of us either know or know of someone whose life has been negatively impacted or (in… Read More National Fentanyl Prevention & Awareness Day August 21, 2025
TEACHERS AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATORS are invited to register for free training offered at the annual Clinch River Environmental Education Symposium set for Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at the UVA Wise Oxbow Center in St. Paul, Virginia. Deadline to register is Aug. 22. Register by sending an email to creec.committee@gmail.com. In the email, include name, contact… Read More Clinch River Environmental Education Symposium