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Construction Underway On Masonic Amthitheatre

Construction Underway On Masonic Amthitheatre Construction is under way on the Masonic Amphitheatre, which will be located behind the Historic Masonic Theatre in Clifton Forge. In the photos above, students from the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design’s design/buildLAB … Continue reading

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DSLCC Nursing Students Receive Pins

DSLCC Nursing Students Receive Pins Thirty newly-minted Registered Nurses received their pins Thursday evening during a ceremony held at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College’s Convocation Center. The ceremony marked their completion of DSLCC’s two-year practical nursing program. “These students have made … Continue reading

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Craig Walton, Jeremy Evans Top AHS Grads

Craig Walton, Jeremy Evans Top AHS Grads For the first time in several years, Alleghany High School has a valedictorian and salutatorian. The school has announced Craig Wesley Walton as its valedictorian and Jeremy Alan Evans as its salutatorian. The announcement … Continue reading

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New Douthat State Park Campgrounds Open

Douthat State Park, one of Virginia’s original six state parks, is now home to the newest state park campgrounds. Two construction/renovation projects, totaling $2.43 million, converted the Beaver Dam Campground into an equestrian camping area and new 23-site Whispering Pines … Continue reading

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Bryder Osborne, Nneka Lewis Top CHS Graduates

Bryder Osborne, Nneka Lewis Top CHS Graduates Covington High School has announced the Class of 2012 valedictorian and salutatorian. Bryder Cornelius Osbourne Jr. has been named the Class of 2012 valedictorian, and Nneka Tenae Lewis has been named the Class … Continue reading

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New Douthat State Park Campgrounds Open

Douthat State Park, one of Virginia’s original six state parks, is now home to the newest state park campgrounds. Two construction/renovation projects, totaling $2.43 million, converted the Beaver Dam Campground into an equestrian camping area and new 23-site Whispering Pines … Continue reading

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5/4 Alleghany Camera Club Hosting ‘True Grit-2′ Exhibit Of Portraits

Members of the Alleghany Camera Club will host “True Grit-2: Character in the Alleghany Highlands,” a portrait exhibit at the Clifton Forge School of the Arts. The show will open for the Magic in the Mountains Festival Friday and Saturday … Continue reading

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10/19 Clifton Forge Fall Foliage Festival

Each year October heralds the magnificent beauty and abundance of the Alleghany Highlands’ mountains. http://www.cfshriners.org/fallfest.htm

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10/13 Apple Day: A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage at Douthat State Park

Enjoy a day in the park with apple butter making, games, pelt displays, campfire cooking, hay rides, traditional Appalachian artisan and craft demonstrations, bluegrass music, clogging and great food. Event is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Douthat State … Continue reading

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6/26 Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass Concert, JRSC

7:00 PM at River Rock Amphitheater, at Jackson River Sport Complex. Bring a chair or a blanket for a great evening of music. There is no admission charge. An offering will be taken. Sponsored by Covington Bible Church and Covington … Continue reading

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