Pound, VA – Richmond Ballet Studio Company will grace the stage in the Wise County Performing Arts Center at J.W. Adams in Pound at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th. The program features Igor Antonov’s “The Legend of the Swan Queen,” a beautiful take on a classic favorite, set to the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,… Read More PRO-ART WELCOMES RICHMOND BALLET IN MEMORY OF FOUNDING MEMBER LONA ROBERTS
The Heart of Appalachia Community Orchestra, under the direction of Kevin Townsend today announces its Christmas Concert schedule including performances on Thursday, December 7th at the Lyric Theatre in St Paul, VA, Friday, December 8th; at Lebanon High School in Lebanon; and Saturday, December 9th at Abingdon High School in Abingdon. All three concerts begin… Read More Heart of Appalachia Community Orchestra to Perform at the Lyric Theatre in St. Paul
At approximately 10:53 a.m. on Saturday, Noveember18, 2023, the Santa Train arrived in St. Paul as scheduled, to be greeted by what appeared to be several hundred happy people. The train always carries with it a special “something” that brings smiles to the faces of even the most confirmed Grinches. As usual, the ground crew… Read More CSX Santa Train 2023 in St. Paul, Virginia
RICHMOND – As the fires grew on a Buchanan County hillside November 1, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) firefighters needed backup. They called the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). Soon, six additional firefighters arrived to battle and contain the blaze that spanned across 500 acres. Those firefighters, probationers from the Appalachian Community Corrections Alternative Program… Read More VDOC Firefighters Join VDOF to Control Wildfires
RICHMOND – Thanks to a large contingent of volunteers from Wallens Ridge State Prison (WRSP), the 2023 Special Needs Fall Ball in Coeburn was a great success. The annual event caters to special needs guests, who on Saturday night, Sept. 23, enjoyed themselves at Coeburn Middle School. This year’s Fall Ball tallied a record-breaking attendance with more than 100… Read More Wallens Ridge Staff Organizes Special Needs Fall Ball