A new study says a proposed trail system in southwest Virginia could created 300 to 500 jobs within 10 years and draw up to 200,000 visitors.

"Let the servants who perform the duties of their office well be considered doubly worthy of honor, especially those who labor faithfully in the word and teaching." I Timothy 5:17 Serving the Lord, his church, the community and country is a way of life for James R. Porter of Wytheville.

"Mountain Music Showcase," formerly held at the Twin City's train station, is now hitting the road and local radio airwaves.

Bigfoot inhabits the great Northwest. The Loch Ness Monster scares from the waters of Scotland's Loch Ness.

Please mail information to Reunions, The Coalfield Progress, P.O. Box 380, Norton, Va.

NEW THIS WEEK a Large-Mullins family. Descendants of Logan and Sarah Arrington Mullins, and George and Helen Large will gather for their 27th annual reunion at the Clintwood Park Picnic Shelter on Saturday, Sept.

June Tolliver House moves to autumn hours As the Trail of the Lonesome Pine outdoor drama closes its 46th season, the June Tolliver House Gift Shop and Museum adjusts hours to the autumn schedule.

LEXINGTON - The city missed out the first time on stimulus money to fund sewer line repairs, but when several project bids came in below budget, the state was able to add that and five other projects to the list.

Six wastewater projects in southwest Virginia will share $13.9 million in federal stimulus funding.

A health care authority in Virginia's coalfields has a from-the-ground-up plan that might serve as a model.

On Saturday morning August 08, 2009 at approximately 6:21 a.m. Norton Police Officers began responding to a series of calls that left behind a trail of destruction through the city.

On Saturday morning August 08, 2009 at approximately 6:21 a.m. Norton Police Officers began responding to a series of calls that left behind a trail of destruction through the city.

On Saturday morning August 08, 2009 at approximately 6:21 a.m. Norton Police Officers began responding to a series of calls that left behind a trail of destruction through the city.

On Saturday morning August 08, 2009 at approximately 6:21 a.m. Norton Police Officers began responding to a series of calls that left behind a trail of destruction through the city.

My "gubernatorial bench" is on the rear porch of my Bristol, Va., townhouse, where it has been soaked at least three times a week for the past year.

Please mail information to Reunions, The Coalfield Progress, P.O. Box 380, Norton, Va.

Congress will take up health care reform next week, so President Barack Obama presented his plans during a Town Hall meeting Wednesday in Annandale, Virginia.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. - There's a whole lot riding on an abandoned rail spur even though trains no longer do.

The curtain is coming down on a live music program in downtown Bristol, but organizers said Wednesday they hope to revive it later this year.

Fred 'Derf' Clark Davis Collier II, 29, of Poudre Canyon, died June 1, 2009. He was born July 29, 1947 in Norton, Va.