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Darrell Ely says things are looking up for the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.

A $10,000 Virginia Tourism Corporation grant will help market Southwest Virginia towns along the Spearhead Trails network.

Southern Gap Elk Fest drew a crowd of more than 1,300 over three days as the fourth annual event concluded Saturday at the Southern Gap Visitor Center.

Stripping coal from a mountain demands a wholesale rearrangement of its summit and the transformation of the surrounding forest into a moonscape. Enormous machines rip out the vegetation first, followed by the topsoil, and finally a layer or two of rock.

Stripping coal from a mountain demands a wholesale rearrangement of its summit and the transformation of the surrounding forest into a moonscape. Enormous machines rip out the vegetation first, followed by the topsoil, and finally a layer or two of rock.

An idea floated by a University of Virginia law professor and law student has been picking up support.

Although it might seem so, old abandoned coal mines from several decades ago are no longer wastelands as forests are starting to grow back into the hollowed-out land. Read more here.

A review of new and old research shows coal strip mines rebound in remarkable ways, findings that could shape a new vision for these ravaged landscapes.