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Hometown Harmonizers

by Alanna Nash

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson may have hailed from Staunton, Va. (pop. 23,853), but The Statler Brothers really put the town on the map.

first appeared: 11/25/2007

Pickin' Grinnin' and Giving

by Pam Windsor

Even though 2007 marks his 60th year as a performer, Roy Clark is as excited as ever about making music.

first appeared: 6/10/2007

Friendliest Town on the Trail

by Stuart Englert

A weary hiker limps into Mount Rogers Outfitters in Damascus, Va., and heads straight for the shoe department. The hiker's feet are aching after a six-week, 450-mile trek on the Appalachian Trail.

first appeared: 5/13/2007

Rediscovering Jamestown

by Stuart Englert

first appeared: 4/22/2007

Easter Memories

Easter is remembered in an array of colors, from new purple dresses, yellow bonnets and black patent-leather shoes to multicolored eggs hidden in tufts of green grass and fragrant white lilies surrounding the Sunday church altar.

first appeared: 4/1/2007

Spreading the Chicken House Gospel

by Audrey T. Hingley

In 1973, Ray Pollard allowed a local gospel group to use the vacant chicken shed behind his house in Montpelier, Va., for a practice session. Word got around, and about 35 people showed up to enjoy the music.

first appeared: 2/25/2007

Finding Washington's Faith

by Alana Nash

George Washington often is depicted as a Deist, viewing God as a remote creator who abandoned his creation.

first appeared: 2/18/2007

American Red Cross

by Diana West

Volunteers power the nation's largest relief organization

first appeared: 5/14/2006

Angels in Flight

by Marti Attoun

Volunteer pilots follow a higher calling

first appeared: 3/19/2006

Whatta Water Tower!

by Marti Attoun

Hometown landmarks inspire community pride

first appeared: 1/22/2006

Sacred Duty

by Marti Attoun

Around the clock, under blistering skies and through bone-numbing blizzards, sentinels guard the graves and memories of American soldiers whose identities are known but to God.

first appeared: 10/30/2005

Landmark Trees

by Vicki Brown

America's famous and historic trees

first appeared: 9/4/2005

Hot Diggity Dog

by Marti Attoun

Its heritage is European, but it's all American now

first appeared: 6/26/2005

National Parkways

by Michael Nolan

The United States has more than 8 million miles of roadway, but only four roads, totaling just over 1,000 miles, are designated as national parkways.

first appeared: 5/15/2005

Gifts of Life

by Mardy Fones

Organ donors offer hope to those awaiting transplants

first appeared: 1/2/2005

John Grisham's Field of Dreams

by Beverly Keel

Although novelist John Grisham has created some unforgettable places in his best-selling legal thrillers, perhaps none is more magical than Cove Creek Park, the real-life Little League baseball park that he built amidst Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains.

first appeared: 4/18/2004

The Maple Man of Backbone Ridge

by Stephen Leon Alligood

Mike Hill knows his maple, just ask the folks who make Gibson Guitars

first appeared: 10/12/2003

Scenic Drives

by Stephen Leon Alligood

5 journeys to witness our country's majesty

first appeared: 4/21/2002

When Hollywood Comes to Town

by Michael Nolan

When film crews come to hometowns, they certainly keep things interesting; a local church can become a cafeteria, and

first appeared: 11/18/2001

Janette Carter

by Kara Carden

Despite the modest size and remote location of the town, nearly every Saturday night as many as 800 people gather at the Fold to hear the kind of old-time country and gospel music made popular in the 1920s.

first appeared: 4/8/2001

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