ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – The Barter Foundation Inc. will soon see renovations begin on its historic Smith Theatre in Abingdon thanks to a $700,000 grant. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded the grant to Barter’s foundation. “A lot of the things we’ll be using [the grant money] for are audience-facing,” said Barter Theatre producing artistic […]
State officials said the grants are part of a $2.7 million statewide set of awards to 215 local and regional tourism-related groups for 259 events and destinations.