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Emory & Henry College announced Wednesday that former Dobyns-Bennett football coach Graham Clark is leaving his role as offensive coordinator due to non-life-threatening health issues.
Clark, a 1977 Emory & Henry graduate, was named the Wasps’ offensive coordinator in June. Assistant coaches Kamden BeCraft and Kevin Saxton will share the role of offensive coordinator for the upcoming season.
“I loved my brief time being back at Emory & Henry College,” Clark said in a school release.

Tim Maupin got on top of his race car in victory lane and thrust his arms in the air.
Saturday’s win in the Crate Late Model feature at Volunteer Speedway had been a long time coming. The Johnson City driver of the black No. 3 Chevrolet led all 30 laps around the four-tenths-mile Bulls Gap dirt track on a night when the word “wild” hardly does the action justice.
Maupin first faced off against Jonesborough’s Tim Byrd, who held a one-point lead over Maupin in the championship standings heading into Saturday.

JOHNSON CITY — There was a time when Appalachian State was East Tennessee State’s biggest football rival. For years, the teams were in the Southern Conference together and the drive over the mountain was an easy one for both fan bases.
These days, there’s a lot more than 60 miles separating the programs.
Billy Taylor, who went 0-4 against Appalachian State as a player at ETSU, was the Bucs’ defensive coordinator the last time they won in the series. It was 1997 and Appalachian State was ranked sixth in what was then NCAA Division I-AA.

One of my favorite shows on television is “Blue Bloods.” I love it because of the way they portray their love of family. I love it for their continuously positive work ethic and love of what’s right and just. I love it for the positive role models they portray and their wholesome Catholic values. However, the main reason I love it is for Tom Selleck’s ability to slather butter on a roll at the family dinner table like nobody else can.
I choose to believe that Frank Reagan sits down to Sunday dinner without caring one bit about counting carbs.

BLOUNTVILLE — Two women face multiple charges after meth, a gun and drug paraphernalia were allegedly found in their Lynn Garden motel room.
According to a Wednesday press release from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, the arrests were made Monday night at the Travel Inn, 805 Lynn Garden Drive. The SCSO Vice and Narcotics Unit was reportedly led to the location through a continuing investigation into methamphetamine distribution.
At the motel, detectives spoke with Brittany Thompson, 31, of Mount Carmel, and Sandra Vermillion, 45, of Church Hill.

PENNINGTON GAP — Ecotourism may only be one of many answers to boosting Southwest Virginia’s economy, but it deserves effort.
That was the message from a discussion panel at the Pennington Gap Community Center on Tuesday, hosted by citizens’ group New Economy Network and community organization Appalachian Voices.
About 25 area residents heard panel members discuss what they see as opportunities and challenges that local governments, tourism entrepreneurs and Southwest Virginia face in planning, developing and marketing attractions based on natural resources in the region.

For Southwest Virginia football, there are no more benefit games, no more jamborees, no more weight room workouts, no more 7-on-7 drills, no more scrimmages.
The season is upon us and excitement is high.
Several camps in the region harbor a lot of expectations going into the season’s kickoff Thursday when Ridgeview travels to Norton to face J.I. Burton ahead of a full slate of contests scheduled on Friday.
HOW THEY WILL FINISH
Nov. 8 is the 11th and final week of the regular season. While that seems like a long way away, it will be here quickly once the teams get underway.

GATE CITY — Police report that a "major" distributor of meth in our region was among three people arrested during a sting in Scott County, Virginia.
According to information released by the Scott County Sheriff's Office, vice investigators learned that Calvin Lee Allen, 22, would be delivering an ounce of methamphetamine from his hometown of Atlanta. It was reportedly arranged for an undercover informant to make a drug buy from Allen at the State Line gas station in Weber City.

Jacqueline Meade nee Slaughter, Mom, Nana, Aunt Jackie, passed away peacefully at Raintree Terrace Assisted Living Facility where she had been a resident for 2 years.
Thankfully and with grace, she died during her afternoon nap on Monday, August 26th after a long but courageous battle with Lewy Body Syndrome (dementia) and Parkinson's disease. She was 91 years old.
Born and raised in Kingsport, TN, and after many moves including VA Beach and Nashville, she had resided in Knoxville, TN for more than 35 years.
Nana was wonderfully devoted to her three children, Beau, Bunny, and Gina.

GATE CITY, VA - Carl W. Newman, age 99 3/4, of Gate City, VA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at his residence following  a period of declining health.