(The Center Square) — Del. Les Adams, R-Pittsylvania County, announced Tuesday that he is resigning from office at the conclusion of his current term on Jan. 9. A special election
There is sadness across Ballina and North Mayo as the death has occurred of Eugene Maguire, Castle Road, Ballina. Mr Maguire passed away peacefully yesterday…
The Grammy Awards launched the Best Bluegrass Album category in 1989. Bill Monroe won for Southern Flavor. A young banjo player named Bela Fleck was nominated for his album Drive. More than three decades later, Mr. Fleck won in 2022 for his epic My Bluegrass Heart instrumental masterwork. Just before we put together this show, the nominees were announced for the February 5, 2023 awards and the nominees included artists we love and albums we’ve been playing: the Infamous Stringdusters, Molly Tuttle, Peter Rowan, Del McCoury and Yonder Mountain String Band. We’ve sprinkled music from those nominees, not necessarily from the new recordings, in to shows #36 and 37. Yonder launches us this week with “I Just Can’t” from their 2022 album Get Yourself Outside, which is not hard advice to those from their Colorado mountain home base. Also in the hour, new music from Colorado’s Jake Leg and Breakin’ Strings from Maine. And we remember what it sounded like when Chris Stapleton was a
Faculty and staff from multiple elementary schools load boxes onto the back of a truck Thursday at the Conley Road Hy-Vee in Columbia. âThe gift of giving to families in need, thatâs magic,â said Susan Lloyd, not pictured. âThis is what Christmas is about.âEthan Weston/Missourian
On a freezing Christmas Eve morning, more than 20 educators huddled together in a HyVee loading zone as part of a fundraising initiative to support Columbia families in need during the holidays.
Teachers and principals from Title 1 Columbia Public Schools delivered warm meals for two hours Thursday in an effort to âspread love and holiday cheer.â