Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

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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September/October Skywatch: East of the Milky Way Leaps The Dolphin

Following the Summer Triangle in its nightly westward turn, just off the eastern shore of the Milky Way lies a curious group of stars, the constellation Delphinus the dolphin.
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High Elevation Eatery Re-Opens

Mount Mitchell Café and Eatery has new operators.
The Whitetop Mountain Band appears at several Crooked Road events this summer.

Crooked Road Celebrates 20 Years

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail turns 20 this year with celebrations continuing across southwest Virginia.
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July/August Skywatch: What Lies Between Summer’s Two Brightest Stars?

Between these two luminaries is a region which, at first, might seem to have little of interest. Look again, but more closely.

Departments

Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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