1967 – The Arty-Lee School Becomes a Model Head Start Center

© Jerry F. Couch First, some background information… In the 1960’s, poverty in America was finally acknowledged as a self-perpetuating social problem.  Numerous federal economic development programs were created with the intent of breaking the cycle of poverty.  One such program was Project Heat Start. Created by the Office of Economic Opportunity’s Community Action Program,… Read More 1967 – The Arty-Lee School Becomes a Model Head Start Center

Historical sketches of Dante, Dickenson County, and Cleveland

Even though the following story has no accompanying photos, its richness of detail is too good not to share.  Enjoy. Transcribed from the September 13, 1931 edition of The Bristol Herald-Courier,  THE GREAT SOUTHWEST By Goodridge Wilson* Dante, on the edge of Russell close to Dickenson and close to Wise, is a little three-hollow mountain… Read More Historical sketches of Dante, Dickenson County, and Cleveland