Washington County

A local group of professionals in the education, mental health, and holistic health fields have announced the upcoming Body, Mind, & Soul Conference.

Numerous churches and community members recently participated in the Emory United Methodist Church's "Imagine No Malaria" Walkathon that raised $11,621 for prevention, education and treatment of malaria in Africa.

A former bank teller will spend two years on supervised probation after she pleaded no contest Thursday to embezzlement.

Paul Gadola said the fitness business he and his wife, Shelley, opened at the beginning of the year is designed for the Olympic athlete as well as the aging grandparent.

On June 13, Chatham County Line will take the stage at the Abingdon Market Pavilion.

The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail will present a concert by the Tower Street Stringband on Thursday, June 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway in Abingdon, Virginia. The concert is part of The Crooked Road’s Youth Music Performance Series.

Travis Staton is excited about the year ahead.

Two Washington County attractions are vying for votes on VirtualTourist.com’s 8th Wonder of the World contest.

The 65th Annual Virginia Highlands Festival is looking for enthusiastic, fun-loving volunteers to work this year’s events on Aug. 2-11.

The history of Abingdon United Methodist Church reaches almost as far back as the history of the town itself. The congregation of the church dates itself back to 1783, when early Methodists met in homes for study and prayer.

Eleven Meadowview students participated April 20 at Abingdon High School for the District 4-H competition. The following students were participants in the area of Presentation: Isaac Chaffin – red ribbon, Adam Davenport – blue ribbon, Myranda Kelley- red ribbon, Michael McCracken – district champion, Abigail Ray – district champion, Christian Smallwood- district champion, Emily Tucker – district champion, Mackenzie Turner –district champion, Dylan Wimmer – blue ribbon, Breanna Yarber - district champion. In the area of Share the fun – Presleigh Gobble – district champion. We congratulate all our Meadowview Mustangs for their hard work and participation in the 4-H district activity day.

June 10 will officially mark Barter Theatre’s 80th year.

Artist Val Lyle has just completed a major permanent commissioned artwork for The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, consisting of nine panels and measuring 11 feet wide titled “Barn Rhythms.”

Mick Caudill, a 1994 graduate of Virginia Tech, joined Washington County’s work force on May 30.

A Glade Spring boy got a head start on college thanks to being born at the right place at the right time.

The Gallery @ Barr Photographics announces the summer installment of the Corner Gallery’s 2013 exhibition series with a collection of plein aire acrylic works titled “Searching for Arcadia” by Fincastle, Va., artist Brett LaGue.

Campaign kick-off to feature parade of teams, womanless beauty pageant

The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission has awarded $300,000 to Emory & Henry College to help in the hiring of a full-time dean of the E&H School of Health Sciences in Marion.

Kathy Gibian teaches children how to make their own fossil during the Summer Reading Program at the Washington County Public Library.

During a flag dedication ceremony held Thursday afternoon, Bristol Compressors International Inc. recognized its employees who have served in the military.

Cooking Along the Crooked Road, a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, announces the 2013 Cooking Class schedule June. Taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks, these noncredit, hands-on enrichment classes are open to the public. Adult and youth classes are available and meet in the culinary kitchen at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Designated class times and fees for the classes are listed in the descriptions below. To see a more complete list of culinary courses and descriptions, and to register online, please visit: www.swcenter.edu/cooking or, call the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center at 276-619-4300

The Virginia Municipal Clerks Association installed a new slate of officers for 2013-2014 during its 36th Annual Conference and business meeting held in April at The George Washington Hotel in Winchester, Va.

`Round the Mountain will hold its 13th jury session for Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway on Tuesday, June 11, in Abingdon.

Dr. Andrew S. Rhinehart of the Johnston Memorial Hospital Diabetes Care Center was recently awarded recognition by the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance Diabetes Recognition Program, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.