The mornings take on a rhythm. We get up about an hour and a half before sunrise, around 5:30 in late November.

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Piney Woods Philosopher: Friend’s discovery of Charles Carter casket in ancient churchyard prompts reflection on First Lady.

Possum Philosophy: Columnist has no doubt his wife is a good driver with a sensitive heart.

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No one got hurt, but a residence was destroyed in a Monday afternoon fire on White Pine Drive in Bland.

Tim Havens can probably see West Virginia from his house. Living in Bland County’s Dry Fork community, the insurance agent and former college administrator is about as far north as you can get and still be in the Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce’s service area.

Plans for a new convenience store and diner on the former Woody’s property in Rocky Gap have been shelved. The business was to open in December, according to prospective owner Lynn Compton.

The holidays are difficult times for families coping with the death of a loved one. They are especially hard when the deceased is a child.

Only in America does the president officially pardon two 45-pound 19-week-old turkeys named Peace and Liberty.