Virginia Star

Allison Michelle Cross

Allison Michelle Cross

November 18, 2025

Allison Michelle Cross, 39, Duffield, passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tenn. Allison was born on March 18, 1986 in Kingsport, Tenn. and...

Charles Edgar Darnell

Charles Edgar Darnell

November 18, 2025

Charles Edgar Darnell, 92, of the Yuma community of Scott County, passed away on Monday, Nov. 9, 2025 at 7 p.m. surrounded by his family. Charles was born on Aug....

Shirley Sampson Jennings

Shirley Sampson Jennings

November 18, 2025

Shirley Sampson Jennings, 89, of Kingsport, Tenn. and formerly of Weber City, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 at the home of her daughter, Rhonda Bright, surrounded by her...

Betty Lane

November 18, 2025

Betty Page Lane, 69, of Lynchburg, (formerly of the Manville community in Scott County), passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025,...

Quinn Minute – The World’s Greatest Athlete?

by Rix Quinn | LMCCarty | November 18, 2025

At lunch, several of us guys got to talking about who is the best athlete, human or animal. Surprisingly, the...

It’s Impossible to Pick the ‘Talker of the Month’ at Pickin’ Parlor

Jack Stallard
Thru the Gap Correspondent | LMCCarty | November 18, 2025

November is rapidly moving along. Before you know it, we will need to decorate for Christmas. Last Saturday morning, I...

Growing Together: Agricultural Trends and Changes in Virginia

Wayne Browning
VSU Program Assistant- Education Specialist/ Climate Researcher | LMCCarty | November 18, 2025

A dramatic transformation has swept across the Virginia landscape over the past nine decades, leaving a profoundly altered agricultural sector...

Letter to Editor

LMCCarty | November 11, 2025

Dear Editor: To All Scott County Recreation Department Volunteer Youth Volleyball Coaches: The Scott County Recreation Department would like to...