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How this tiny US town accidentally became the 'Shangri-la of quiet'

Digital life encroaches on US 'quiet zone' refuge

Yvonne Wallech loves the digital respite and sense of community in her tiny US town, where cellphone service is effectively barred and outsiders come seeking the shelter of that quiet. She has Internet at her property in Green Bank, West Virginia, but as soon as she leaves home — and is not on someone else’s connection — there are no pings, dings or rings. “Coming here and being able — if you want — to get away from it [Internet], there is a certain cleansing that comes to you, that gives you time to clear your mind,” the 59-year-old owner of a

MINNEAPOLIS — The Bible was stained and worn, with missing pages and detached covers and an exposed spine. Phil Handy had found it in his aunt’s Florida attic, wrapped in thin brown paper. The book was unassuming, the size of a fat brick. But for years, Handy had heard rumors of a family Bible dating back to the Revolutionary War and containing handwritten genealogy information, including dates of birth. “The thought immediately flashed — could this be it?” Handy said. Gingerly, he opened it to find handwriting. It was faded, but it was there. Handy, 76, brought the B...

Jacob Cao Jacob Cao is the son of Brenda Cao. Jacob's high school activities included Jazz Band (9-12); Key Club (10-12); Marching Band (9); Winter Percussion (9); Lacrosse (9-12); Swim Team (12); Environmental Club (10-12); Nation Honor Society (11 & 12); Math Team (11); Science Bowl (11 & 12); Ocean Bowl (11 & 12). Other activities included FIRST Robotics; Skills USA; Cutis Lake soup kitchen volunteer; Sanford Mainers volunteer; Holy Family Church altar server; Holy Family Church food pantry volunteer. Jacob was accepted to the University of Maine; University of New Hampshire; University...