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An Artisan Era Ends at Stuart Nye Hand Wrought Jewelry

When World War I veteran Stuart Nye bought a few second-hand tools and a small supply of sterling silver in 1933, he had no idea his jewelry-making business would last 91 years.
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Book Note: Rednecks

by Taylor Brown. St. Martin’s Press, 2024. 310 pp.
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Forest Service Seeks Fire Protection

The problem gets less attention than in the West, but still occurs.
Ben Montgomery. Chicago Review Press. 2015. 266 pp.

Book Note: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk

by Ben Montgomery. Chicago Review Press. 2015. 266 pp.
In addition to many country hits, Dave Loggins wrote the Masters golf theme music, “Augusta.”

Bristol’s Award-Winning Dave Loggins Dies

Dave Loggins gave up a drafting career to write songs on a guitar that he had bought at a music shop on State Street in downtown Bristol along the Virginia-Tennessee border.

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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

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A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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