VIRGINIA CATTLE INVENTORY REMAINS STEADY JANUARY 30, 2025 – – – The Virginia cattle and calf inventory for January 1, 2025 was estimated at 1.32 million head according to the Virginia Field Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Total inventory was unchanged head from last year. Cows and heifers that have calved were… Read More Of Interest to Local Cattle Farmers
KONSTANCE WILLAROSE BURKE, from a small town in Southwest VA will be making her way to the Big Apple the week of Feb 6-9 for NYFW where she is a featured model for numerous designers. At only 8 years of age, she has already been featured in magazines worldwide. Konstance attends St Paul Elementary Shool… Read More Local Elementary Student Will Pursue Her Dream in NYC
RICHMOND, VA – Today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is honoring the legacy of Dr. King. “In Jamaica I feel like a human being!” said Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Gleaner newspaper reports that King, “…was so comfortable in Jamaica that he returned in 1967 where he completed the manuscript which… Read More VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears Issues Statement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Families gathered along the route to receive gifts, winter essentials and holiday joy KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The CSX Santa Train has successfully completed its 82nd annual run, spreading holiday cheer across Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and Tennessee on Saturday, November 23. Thousands of families lined the 110-mile route from Shelbiana, Kentucky to Kingsport, Tennessee, as the beloved… Read More CSX Santa Train Completes Its 82nd Journey, Delivering Holiday Cheer to Thousands Across Appalachia
Despite chilly, drizzly weather conditions, there was a fine turnout today in St. Paul, Virginia for the CSX Santa Train’s annual stop. But we’ll let the pictures tell the story…