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Baccalaureate message; Heart Strings
Pam Dudding-Burch Contributing writer Photos by Pam Dudding-BurchParticipants of the Craig County Graduation Seniors Baccalaureate service. As the melodic procession...
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Two seniors receive scholarships from Bobby Scruggs Foundation
Pam Dudding-Burch Contributing writer Submitted photoHallie Wolfe will be attending Virginia Western Community College in the fall. After she completes her...
Read moreGovernor McAuliffe announces Commonwealth’s unemployment rate continues at 3.8 percent
Virginia posts second-lowest unemployment rate among major U.S. states Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...
Read moreFSA County Committee nomination period in Craig and Roanoke Counties
The nomination period for the Botetourt/Craig/Roanoke FSA county committee will begin on June 15, 2017. Nomination forms must be postmarked...
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Tiny weevils enlisted to control aggressive Mile-A-Minute weed
For five years, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has been nurturing Mile-a-Minute weevils (Rhinoncomimus latipes) in northern...
Read moreGovernor McAuliffe signs Legislation Preserving Historic Black Cemeteries
Virginia will remedy long-standing injustice of disinvestment in Black graveyards Governor McAuliffe recently signed HB 1547 to provide for the maintenance of...
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Farm Service Agency recognizes committee members for years of service
The 2017 Farm Service Agency County Committee (COC): (front row left to right) Ann G. Harrell, COC Advisor, Craig County;...
Read moreSocial Media for marketing at Craig County High School
Please join us at 4:00 p.m., May 23, for a program on Social Media Marketing. This is one of the...
Read moreGovernor McAuliffe announces Troops to Teachers Grant
~ Program assists veterans to become teachers ~ Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)...
Read moreGovernor McAuliffe announces tourism revenue reached $24 Billion in 2016
Statewide data shows 3.3 percent revenue increase compared to 2015, outpacing national growth rate of 2.7 percent Governor Terry McAuliffe...
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