3 miles of popular southwest Va. trail closed
The U.S. Forest Service says the temporary closure involves the Virginia Creeper Trail between Whitetop Station and Green Cove Station.
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The USDA Forest Service honored bicycle patrolman Doug Goss with the 2012 National Trails Volunteer of the Year Award for outstanding service on the Virginia Creeper Trail in southwest Virginia.
View ArticleReport: Car drives into Va. parade crowd
A car has driven into a crowd at a parade in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, apparently injuring several people, The Associated Press reported.
View ArticleUp to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013.
View ArticleWitnesses: Car drives into crowd at Va. parade
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a festival parade.
View ArticleOfficial: Va. driver likely had medical condition
Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency...
View ArticleNo charges likely in Virginia parade crash, police say
Authorities said Tuesday an elderly driver is not likely to face charges for plowing into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade over the weekend.
View ArticleAppalachian Trail Days
Each year, the tiny town of Damascus, Virginia, or perhaps better known to some as 'Trail Town U.S.A.,' triples in population with the coming of the much celebrated Appalachian Trail Days festival.
View ArticleDriver's Insurance Could Cover Virginia Parade Injuries
Damascus, Va., Mayor Jack McCrady says he expects the insurer of a man whose car hit dozens of hikers during a parade to cover the victims' medical costs.
View ArticleBlue Ridge Junior Golf Tour
The Wytheville Golf Club welcomed the Blue Ridge Junior Tour on Monday June 24. 74 players participated ranging in age from 5-18.
View ArticleNew rules for parade participants
Mountain City's Town Council decided to implement safety changes in the Fourth of July parade based on the recent accident at Trail Days in nearby Damascus, Virginia where a car plowed into a group of...
View ArticleJeepers Creepers:! Strike out on adventure on scenic Virginia Creeper Trail
THE DAILY TIMES A sign along the 33.4-mile Virginia Creeper points the way to it and the Appalachian Trail.
View ArticleImagining the possibilities of cycling
Julie's delivery is backed with a smile and the details of one fun adventure or another that she has enjoyed or wants to do.
View ArticleEarly morning fire destroys home on Christmas Eve
The Damascus, Virginia Fire Department tells News 5 that fire happened just after one o'clock Tuesday morning, at a home on Jeb Stuart Highway.
View ArticleReal Live Dolls captures heart of Appalachia
Turkey Tracks, an old-time/bluegrass/gospel trio comprised of Jennifer Gillenwater, Mary Mays and Linda Miller, played at Dry Hill General Store in celebration of the release of their original album...
View ArticleA lot of knowledge can be gained from 'old-timers'
It's no secret I love talking to the 'old timers'. Lately most of the talk has been about the weather and how cold it has been and the inch or two of snow we got.
View ArticleSW Va. girl, 3, eats meth, mother charged
A southwest Virginia woman is facing a felony child abuse charge after authorities say her 3-year-old daughter ate methamphetamine left on a plate.
View ArticlePre-Civil War rice mill ruins again visible at Hofwyl-Broadfield historic...
Above: Sissy and Terry Kammer at the tabby foundation of the ruins of a rice mill they uncovered at Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site.
View ArticleDamascus : Small Town Travel: Four of America's Most Iconic Trails Converge...
When this writer went to the small town of Damascus in western Virginia to research a few stories, I basically ran myself into the ground, hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail in the morning and...
View ArticleChurch fights to keep beer and wine from being sold at store next door
A church in Damascus, Va. is fighting to keep alcohol from being sold at the Dollar General store next door.
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