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PROGRESS
New industries: All’s well so far Frontier Secure and D.P. Facilities Inc. say they are
KATIE DUNN STAFF WRITER WISE — The news was good Thursday as county supervisors received updates from two new businesses that recently moved into the Lonesome Pine Regional Business and Technology Park. Todd McReynolds, Frontier Secure’s assistant vice presi-
pleased with progress on launching local operations. dent of customer care, and Robert Noll, a partner with D.P. Facilities Inc., spent a few minutes updating the board about their respective companies’ progress since announcing they would bring their business to the county.
Frontier Secure, a telecommunications company, recently opened a customer care center that is initially slated to employ 500 people. D.P. Facilities is constructing a 65,000-squarefoot data center, dubbed Mineral Gap, on 22 acres that
will serve government and commercial clients.
DATA CENTER Construction of the data center is expected to reach substantial completion by the end of this month, Noll told supervisors. He estimated 180 to 225 workers have been on site each
INDUSTRIES, PAGE 3
Extension fair Event gives opportunity to show, learn JENAY TATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER WISE — Bayleigh Allison, 12, walked away from the Wise County Extension Fair with a blue ribbon for her group of pullets, what they call young hens just before they’ve reached the age to lay eggs. Allison raised them as part of the 4-H pullet project but hopes to be raising a lot more as she grows older. She sees her future on the family farm. So do Jessee Greear and Mason Gillenwater, both of Wise and both involved in the 4-H lamb project. They have raised, shown and kept extensive journals of their Hampshire Suffolk mix sheep. Saturday, the two showed them in competition at the extension fair — Gillenwater with Snow Flake and Greear with Rosalee. These kids come from families who farm. They like working with animals, with their hands, with the land. Celebrating existing agriculture, encouraging young people to consider livestock and food production and informing people that agriculture is a viable option are among the goals of the extension fair, explains Phil Meeks, Wise County Extension agent in agriculture and natural resources. This is the fair’s third year but the first year of being held at the Wise
County fairgrounds. They planned the fair for later in the summer, at harvest time, to show off local produce and canned goods. Participation in the exhibits was great, said Family and Consumer Science Agent Emily Wells. Some 37 people generated about 250 entries in exhibits. Throughout the day, young and not-so-young exhibiters wandered through the displays in hopes of finding ribbons on their entries. Amy Bright, with her grandson Tommy Norris Bright III and daughter Gequetta Laney, couldn’t have been more thrilled. They missed seeing exhibits at the county fair and were glad for the opportunity to participate and see what others had entered. Mrs. Bright was a big winner in stitchery, with a handful of blues, a few reds and a couple of whites. Tommy, who gardens with his “Poppy,” beelined for produce he knew well because he’d worked alongside his grandfather at Faith Farms in Coeburn. There were red ribbons on apples, half-runner beans and more. His Aunt Gequetta says growing, gardening, canning and sewing are all family tradition. It’s important to pass these on, she said. The goal of extension, Wells said, is to deliver
FAIR, PAGE 2
NORTON, VA 24273 USPS 120-120 $1.00
Cycle crash kills man A Coeburn man died Friday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. According to Virginia State Police, the crash took place southeast of Coeburn on Route 658, less than a mile east of Route 660. A 1993 Honda GL1500 was traveling west on Route 658 when the driver lost control as it came into a curve, according to state police. The motorcycle ran off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail. Both occupants were thrown from the motorcycle, which came
CRASH, PAGE 3
Bears go to trash sites KATIE DUNN STAFF WRITER
JENAY TATE PHOTOS
Mason Gillenwater of Wise holds one of his Barred Rock hens, known as a pullet and part of a fundraising auction at the Wise County Extension Fair in Wise Saturday.
This plate of tomatoes was one of more than 200 exhibits at the extension fair, held in harvest season to help show off the bounty produced in local gardens.
It’s fuel for Trump train S U B S C R I B E R I N F O R M AT I O N H E R E
JENAY TATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Danny Barrington and most of the folks at McClung-Logan Equipment Co. in Wise are on board the Donald Trump train and have crafted a unique gift from coal to let the Republican presidential candidate know it. “Fuel for the Trump Train 2016,” reads the sign affixed to the side of a 12-pound block of coal. “Get on board.” Positioned on top is a miniature display of railroad tracking, a train engine, coal cars and a caboose. Barrington has talked
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TRUMP, PAGE 2
This block of coal and attached display are a gift for Donald Trump.
WISE — Concern about black bears accessing garbage at county convenience centers has prompted county and state officials to devise actions for curbing bear activity and the human behavior causing it. Seth Thompson, district wildlife biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, briefed county supervisors last Thursday about actions being taken to address the issue. The focus is currently on the Appalachia and North Fork of Pound convenience centers, which Thompson described as some of the “worst areas” for bear activity. Electric fencing has been installed at both sites — the county provided more than $4,000 and DGIF $5,000 for the project — and Thompson said this is helping lessen bear issues at both sites. People are proving to be the biggest concern, however. Household garbage is routinely being dumped outside the convenience centers’ closed gates, which Thompson said is giving bears that still roam the area easy access to a food source. In response, DGIF and the county’s litter control department, sheriff ’s office and commonwealth attorney’s office are working together to address the “people side” of the issue. He told supervisors the decision to restore convenience centers’ original hours will hopefully make a “big difference” in the
BEARS, PAGE 3
Officials say that people’s trash disposal habits are creating problems.
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September 13, 2016
www.NothingLikeFreedom.com
Vol. 105 • No. 74 16 Pages
FREEDOM FORD
Lincoln, Inc. 151 Woodland Drive • Wise, Virginia
(276) 328-2686 *ON SELECT VEHICLES. WAC. SEE DEALER A Progressive Newspaper Serving Mountain Area Since1911 1911 A Progressive Newspaper Serving Our Our Mountain Area Since FOR DETAILS. THRU 9/30/16.
PROGRESS
New industries: All’s well so far Frontier Secure and D.P. Facilities Inc. say they are
KATIE DUNN STAFF WRITER WISE — The news was good Thursday as county supervisors received updates from two new businesses that recently moved into the Lonesome Pine Regional Business and Technology Park. Todd McReynolds, Frontier Secure’s assistant vice presi-
pleased with progress on launching local operations. dent of customer care, and Robert Noll, a partner with D.P. Facilities Inc., spent a few minutes updating the board about their respective companies’ progress since announcing they would bring their business to the county.
Frontier Secure, a telecommunications company, recently opened a customer care center that is initially slated to employ 500 people. D.P. Facilities is constructing a 65,000-squarefoot data center, dubbed Mineral Gap, on 22 acres that
will serve government and commercial clients.
DATA CENTER Construction of the data center is expected to reach substantial completion by the end of this month, Noll told supervisors. He estimated 180 to 225 workers have been on site each
INDUSTRIES, PAGE 3
Extension fair Event gives opportunity to show, learn JENAY TATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER WISE — Bayleigh Allison, 12, walked away from the Wise County Extension Fair with a blue ribbon for her group of pullets, what they call young hens just before they’ve reached the age to lay eggs. Allison raised them as part of the 4-H pullet project but hopes to be raising a lot more as she grows older. She sees her future on the family farm. So do Jessee Greear and Mason Gillenwater, both of Wise and both involved in the 4-H lamb project. They have raised, shown and kept extensive journals of their Hampshire Suffolk mix sheep. Saturday, the two showed them in competition at the extension fair — Gillenwater with Snow Flake and Greear with Rosalee. These kids come from families who farm. They like working with animals, with their hands, with the land. Celebrating existing agriculture, encouraging young people to consider livestock and food production and informing people that agriculture is a viable option are among the goals of the extension fair, explains Phil Meeks, Wise County Extension agent in agriculture and natural resources. This is the fair’s third year but the first year of being held at the Wise
County fairgrounds. They planned the fair for later in the summer, at harvest time, to show off local produce and canned goods. Participation in the exhibits was great, said Family and Consumer Science Agent Emily Wells. Some 37 people generated about 250 entries in exhibits. Throughout the day, young and not-so-young exhibiters wandered through the displays in hopes of finding ribbons on their entries. Amy Bright, with her grandson Tommy Norris Bright III and daughter Gequetta Laney, couldn’t have been more thrilled. They missed seeing exhibits at the county fair and were glad for the opportunity to participate and see what others had entered. Mrs. Bright was a big winner in stitchery, with a handful of blues, a few reds and a couple of whites. Tommy, who gardens with his “Poppy,” beelined for produce he knew well because he’d worked alongside his grandfather at Faith Farms in Coeburn. There were red ribbons on apples, half-runner beans and more. His Aunt Gequetta says growing, gardening, canning and sewing are all family tradition. It’s important to pass these on, she said. The goal of extension, Wells said, is to deliver
FAIR, PAGE 2
NORTON, VA 24273 USPS 120-120 $1.00
Cycle crash kills man A Coeburn man died Friday afternoon as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. According to Virginia State Police, the crash took place southeast of Coeburn on Route 658, less than a mile east of Route 660. A 1993 Honda GL1500 was traveling west on Route 658 when the driver lost control as it came into a curve, according to state police. The motorcycle ran off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail. Both occupants were thrown from the motorcycle, which came
CRASH, PAGE 3
Bears go to trash sites KATIE DUNN STAFF WRITER
JENAY TATE PHOTOS
Mason Gillenwater of Wise holds one of his Barred Rock hens, known as a pullet and part of a fundraising auction at the Wise County Extension Fair in Wise Saturday.
This plate of tomatoes was one of more than 200 exhibits at the extension fair, held in harvest season to help show off the bounty produced in local gardens.
It’s fuel for Trump train S U B S C R I B E R I N F O R M AT I O N H E R E
JENAY TATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Danny Barrington and most of the folks at McClung-Logan Equipment Co. in Wise are on board the Donald Trump train and have crafted a unique gift from coal to let the Republican presidential candidate know it. “Fuel for the Trump Train 2016,” reads the sign affixed to the side of a 12-pound block of coal. “Get on board.” Positioned on top is a miniature display of railroad tracking, a train engine, coal cars and a caboose. Barrington has talked
SUBMITTED PHOTO PHOTO
TRUMP, PAGE 2
This block of coal and attached display are a gift for Donald Trump.
WISE — Concern about black bears accessing garbage at county convenience centers has prompted county and state officials to devise actions for curbing bear activity and the human behavior causing it. Seth Thompson, district wildlife biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, briefed county supervisors last Thursday about actions being taken to address the issue. The focus is currently on the Appalachia and North Fork of Pound convenience centers, which Thompson described as some of the “worst areas” for bear activity. Electric fencing has been installed at both sites — the county provided more than $4,000 and DGIF $5,000 for the project — and Thompson said this is helping lessen bear issues at both sites. People are proving to be the biggest concern, however. Household garbage is routinely being dumped outside the convenience centers’ closed gates, which Thompson said is giving bears that still roam the area easy access to a food source. In response, DGIF and the county’s litter control department, sheriff ’s office and commonwealth attorney’s office are working together to address the “people side” of the issue. He told supervisors the decision to restore convenience centers’ original hours will hopefully make a “big difference” in the
BEARS, PAGE 3
Officials say that people’s trash disposal habits are creating problems.
