Nine volunteer firefighters with the Patrick Springs Volunteer Fire Department recently completed their Firefighter I training program. Assistant Chief Clint Weidhaas said the class is 160 hours long and lasts for four months. “In that 160 hours there are two...
Read moreMany of the quilts displayed in the annual Independence Day quilt show in Vesta included a patriotic theme, and the Freedom Quilty Ladies presented 24 Quilts of Valor (QOV) to area veterans who served during times of conflict and war....
Read moreVesta Community Center’s Old Time and Bluegrass Music Competition featured a number of events for the young and young at heart. Several children participated in the annual Vesta Community Center July 4 Sack Race. (Contributed Photos) Teams played the classic...
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Tim Hall was hired as the interim county administrator. He is pictured with Finance Officer Lori Jones and Human Resources Director Donna Shough. Hall will begin the new role on April 6. The Patrick County Board of Supervisors authorized Tim Hall,...
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognized April 2 as Wood Brothers Racing Day in Virginia. Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 when Wood family patriarch Glenn Wood decided to try racing. He went on to win many races on the fledgling...
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Daren Layman and Eric O’Connell of Patrick County, Virginia enjoy the I.C. DeHart Trail System. A public Trail Celebration Event will be held to commemorate the opening of the newly enhanced trail system at the I.C. DeHart Park at 631...
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James Houchins, director of the Patrick County Tourism Office, addressed the crowd attending the county’s inaugural Tourism Summit last week. James Houchins hopes to parlay the success of the county’s inaugural Tourism Summit into an annual event, with collaboration a...
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Travis Murphy is the county’s new director of recreation. Patrick County’s new Parks and Recreation Director Travis Murphy hopes to live up to the standard set by his predecessor Clyde Crissman, who retired on March 31. Since beginning his new...
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FloydFest, an annual music festival, is currently looking for a new site after learning there are final permitting and other organizational issues at its new location. Part of the annual event had been held in Patrick County since it began...
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Several members of the park boards came in support of those requesting additional funding for the parks. The Patrick County Board of Supervisors heard requests for additional park funds at its March 27 meeting from Stuart Parks and Recreation Association...
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