Parrotheads will recognize Peter Mayer’s name from his nearly 20 years with Jimmy Buffett on lead guitar. Others may know he has stepped out to form his own band, The Peter Mayer Group. Both audiences and anyone who appreciates virtuoso musicianship will want to know Mayer will be in Marion tomorrow, performing at The Lincoln Theater on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m.

May 14, 2008

Joseph Carr and his sister Marguerite Carr Gunn share a particular interest in last week’s shootings in the Dismal area near the Bland/Giles line. 

Their suspected attacker is gone, but the two fishermen who befriended a wiry killer and his dog last week in the Giles County woods are still carrying tangible reminders of their encounter.

Funding for the Mountain Home Center has gone national.

Another spring. Two more victims. The same suspect.

The Bland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a check cashing scam making the rounds. 

Jeremy Elliott has fixed himself up a summer trip to Kansas City, Mo.

April 30, 2008

Tires are still rolling out of Bland County. More than 3,700 of them are on their way to a recycling center in Appomattox.