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!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today we’re sharing a letter that was sent to the Clinch Valley Times. We found it very interesting, and we think you will, too. One thing Mr. Howery failed to mention, however, is that every cultural exchange is a two-way street. The people he met in other countries also learned from him. They… Read More “THE WORLD IS A BOOK, AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY A PAGE”
EDITOR’S NOTE: The next WCHS regular meeting will be held Saturday, August 16th in the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center: 511 Clinton Avenue E., Big Stone Gap. Guests are welcome. THE FOLOWING WCHS MEMBERS ATTENDED – Suzanne Adams, Rickey Lawson, Ruby Salyers, Bonnie Akers, Lu Ellsworth, Sharon Pigeon, Brian McKnight, and Amanda Shupe GUESTS –… Read More Wise County Virginia Historical Society – Minutes of the June 2025 Meeting
© Jack Wright In the very successful 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Ralph Stanley sings the Appalachian dirge “Oh Death” popularized by Dock Boggs of Needmore. According to Stanley, T-Bone Burnett, music director for the film, initially wanted Stanley to perform the song with Ralph playing and singing in the Dock Boggs style. Though Stanley… Read More A Retrospective of the Well-Known Musician and the Influences That Inspired Him…
© Jerry F. Couch IN YEARS GONE BY, the sports rivalry between St. Paul High School and Castlewood High School was repeated each year. In most cases this rivalry was lighthearted. But there were times when it morphed into post-game confrontations, fights, and vandalism. When that happened, a stern reprimand would be issued by the… Read More Castlewood vs. St. Paul – SWVA Football Rivalry 1989