Southwest Virginia: News
Friday, October 19, 2007
Sunny Daze hearing canceledA hearing scheduled Tuesday afternoon for a lawsuit involving the owners of Sunny Daze convenience store and Lee Harrell, Wythe County’s deputy commonwealth attorney, was canceled after their lawyers worked out an agreement to remove material that offended Harrell from the Sunny Daze Web site.
The investigation of a major drug operation has resulted in indictments against several Wythe County residents, police said. It began in February as a cooperative effort of the Virginia State Police and the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office.
A 30-year-old Washington man is awaiting extradition to Wythe County where he is wanted in connection with the theft of merchandise from the Old Fort Antique Mall near Fort Chiswell. James V. Mayhew of Tacoma is being held by authorities in King County, Wash., on similar charges.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
County offered $8 million loan for sewer projectDEQ offers to help with Baptist Valley East Sewer funding
If the Friends raise $25,000 by Nov. 1, they will receive a matching gift.
The tour features the ghosts of Floyd’s past.
There have not been any additional cases.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The taste of home, Harvest Table opens doors in MeadowviewSherman Lamie walked into The Harvest Table, opened the menu and saw his name.
He’s not the only local farmer with his name there. There are a handful of others.
About 15 years ago, Lamie found three cushaw squashes growing in his back garden. Though he didn’t know how they got there, he saved the seeds, and every year raised a new generation of the squash to make pies. His cushaw/butternut pie became a family favorite. This year, however, you don’t have to be a family member to get a taste. Anyone eating at The Harvest Table, which opened last month in Meadowview Square, can enjoy it. At least for as long as squash is in season.
The wood is worn between the first three frets and the shell inlay, grooved from decades of metal grinding on wood.
The neck itself is thin from a hand slipping back and forth.
Across the right corner, in a small, neat and faded script, reads, “Sincerely Jimmie Rodgers.”
For several years, Washington County’s school system has hoped to add on to several buildings, and for several years the funding has been elusive.