A week or so ago, I got a letter from a retired police officer who is interested in leasing the Franklin County farm as his private hunting preserve. You know Franklin County, the moonshine capital of the world. Franklin County, the place Anne said that as beautiful as it is, it will be a cold [...]

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. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide [...]

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With apologies to Mason Williams and all my friends in one of the coolest little towns around.
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Them Floydians

How ’bout them Floydians,
Ain’t they fun?
Bitchin’ like crazy, while suckin’ they thumb.

Trashin’ they neighbors on Ol’ Doug’s blog.
Pushin’ they causes like,
SAVE THE HOG!
Hippies and Yuppies and the Old Families too,
Livin’ they life in an internet zoo.
They all come [...]

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There appears to be a gas war going on in Wytheville lately. For the last month or so, gas prices have steadily decreased by a little over 22% at three places in town. A spot check this morning found regular gas priced at $2.599 at the Sheetz and Kangaroo off exit 70 on I-81 [...]

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Long of leaf, tender of stalk, and beautifully of green,
I rinse your stems with reverent hands
Before chopping and adding to the steam.
A few cups of water, a chunk of country ham, bring it all to boil.
Add some honey and cider vinegar when the liquid starts to roil.
Louisiana Hot Sauce, good sea salt and cracked-black to [...]

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We at Wythe Notes, meaning Anne, me, and Sassy Cat, are pleased to announce that after several months of begging and pleading on my part, Wythe Notes has been added to the Roanoke Times Community Blog Roll. Go to www.Roanoke.com, click on Blogs and scroll down. This knowledge and $1-$3 will now get you a [...]

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5 am finds me lightly dressed, with a cup of coffee in hand, standing on the front porch in the predawn darkness. The air clings with a damp chill from the previous night’s rain. I instinctively  feel the underlying hint of promised warmth in the weeks ahead. Down by the creek, the croaking of the [...]

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Interstate Highway 81 stretches some 846 miles from Dandridge, Tennessee to Wellesley Island, New York, on the Canadian border. Virginia contains 325.53 miles of the interstate. It largely traces the path of the Appalachian Mountains, and, for the most part, parallels US Route 11. I-81 traverses some of the most beautiful and dramatic scenery [...]

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