by Pam Cox | Dec 8, 2022 | Locally Owned, Un-categorized
Smoked Chicken Platter Kane Street Smokehouse 744 Kane Street, Gate City, VA. 24251 Open: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gate City’s newest Southern BBQ restaurant is one you don’t want to miss out on! The focus is on fresh handmade food,...
by Pam Cox | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog
Perched on a hill just off Little Duck Road in Nickelsville is B2C2 Farms, from where fertilized chicken eggs and chicks are shipped throughout the United States. What started as a challenge for Courtney Farmer from her husband, Ben, in 2016, has grown into a...
by Pam Cox | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog
With the official arrival of fall, it’s time to plan your Scott County and Southwest Virginia leaf tour. Fall at Bark Camp Lake This season welcomes a new pumpkin patch, Pungo Farms, as our long-time Punkin’ Man, Walter Manis retired after 30 years of running...
by Pam Cox | Jun 8, 2021 | State Parks
Still several years from completion, the Clinch River State Park does have several parcels of property available for recreation. Once developed, Clinch River State park will highlight the Clinch River’s natural, historical and recreational resources. As...
by Pam Cox | May 10, 2021 | State Parks
The Breaks Interstate Park lies both in Virginia and Kentucky and is the largest park in Southwest Virginia and is home to the “Grand Canyon of the South,” the Russell Fork Gorge, which is a five-mile gorge with plunging depths of 1650 feet. Open year-round, The...
by Pam Cox | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Fulkerson-Hilton Home in the Hiltons community of Scott County, Virginia, is now available for rental through Airbnb. Nearby residents to the historic home, Jeff and Rebecca Arrington, purchased the home and its...
by Pam Cox | Jul 23, 2020 | Redirected, Un-categorized
Even though Scott County is not home to a huge shopping mall or district, you will find some truly unique local shopping gems. Located in downtown Gate City, you’ll find Southern Collective, from handcrafted, “Clinch Mountain Crystals,” to one-of-a-kind handmade,...
by Pam Cox | Jul 22, 2020 | Redirected, Un-categorized
by Pam Cox | Jul 20, 2020 | Itineraries
One of the nation’s most historic routes, the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail was blazed by the legendary frontiersman in 1775 from the Long Island of the Holston at what is now Kingsport TN, through the Cumberland Gap of Virginia into Kentucky. It would become the...
by Pam Cox | Jul 20, 2020 | Redirected, Un-categorized
With its rolling hills and expansive valleys, a drive through Scott County brings forth visions of simpler times. Adding to that vision are the numerous swinging bridges that span rivers and creeks throughout the county. Once used as a primary mode for foot...