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Karson Walters shows promise in rookie year
Although she has been riding horses for less than a year, Karson Walters is already showing signs of becoming a talented competitor. The cowgirl from Chilhowie — with strong ties to this area — started riding last fall at the age of 10 and since February has been a part of the Billingsway rodeo team of Wythe County. Over the past three months, she has competed in several rodeos and events, doing very well. ...
Swimming pool at Rural Retreat Lake, Pool, and Campground gets a new look
WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — If you are ready to hit the waters, one swimming pool in Rural Retreat is getting ready to open for the summer season with a new look. On May 18, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors along with park and recreation staff and state troopers, gathered at the Rural Retreat […]
Two legs of Triple Crown to be run in May
May is certainly a great time for horse lovers with two of America’s biggest equine events occurring this month — the Kentucky Derby May 4 and the Preakness two weeks later, the first two legs of the Triple Crown. However, there is a fair amount of events in our area as well. The North Carolina High School Rodeo Association, which has Aspyn Crockett of Hillsville as a member, takes center...
Gospel Revue at Wytheville’s Wohlfahrt Haus Delights Audience
The Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, a German-themed establishment in Wytheville near the intersections of Interstates 81 and 77, has been entertaining guests since it opened in December 1999. Their current program, Then Sings My Soul, is a collection of traditional Christian hymns and contemporary worship songs and takes its name from a line in “How […]
Wytheville Concert Series announces date change
The Wytheville Concert Series’ May performance has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. to accommodate a change in the musicians’ schedules. Anna Billias, Julia Goudimova and Kevin Matheson will play beautiful Music for Mother’s Day at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The program includes Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, Haydn Piano Trio and Dvorak’s Songs My Mother Taught Me. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to support the Wytheville Concert Series and the Wytheville Community College Food Bank. Wytheville Concert Series performances are presented by Wytheville Community College, St. Paul United Methodist Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Wytheville Presbyterian Church, the WCC Educational Foundation, and MacDowell Music Club and are under the artistic direction of Kevin Matheson. For more information, please visit www.ClassicStringsDuo.com.
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