© Jerry F. Couch IN 1914, GERMANY INVADED BELGIUM. This invasion caused widespread suffering among the Belgian people. Many were starving. Americans were sympathetic and relief efforts were quickly organized. The newspaper clippings that follow are from the December 11, 1914 edition of The World News of Roanoke, Virginia. They provides details of how people… Read More The Compassion of St. Paul Virgnia’s Citizens in 1914
© Jerry F. Couch The following article was transcribed from the December 31, 1903 edition of The Lebanon News: Yuletide would have passed very quietly had it not been for those grand good hospitable people, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Banner. On the Evening of the 31st. inst., their beautiful new country home, which is… Read More A 1903 YULETIDE PARTY AT THE C. W. BANNER HOME
The annual St. Paul, Virginia Christmas Parade took place on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Although the previous day had been rainy and cold, the weather improved considerably on Saturday afternoon and just before parade time, there was a beautiful sunset. Here’s what you missed if you weren’t there: As you can see, the Christmas Parade… Read More The 2025 St. Paul, Virginia Christmas Parade in Photos
© Jerry F. Couch 2025 THE ROSSER BRIDGE Almost 135 years have passed since the construction of the Rosser Bridge that once spanned the Clinch River near St. Paul’s present day A. R. Matthews Memorial Park. The bridge was named for Gen. Thomas Rosser, formerly of the Confederate States of America. Rosser was responsible for… Read More A Pictorial History of Clinch River Bridges in St. Paul, Virginia
© Jerry F. Couch EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a memoir written by Henry Washington Cleek, an early resident of Hamlin, Virginia. Cleek (pronounced “Click” in the Appalachian vernacular) was born July 10, 1877 and died December 29, 1942. His parents were among St. Paul, Virginia’s first residents. The original Cleek home & store was… Read More HENRY WASHINGTON CLEEK’S REMINISCES OF HAMLIN, VIRGINIA