Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

For families raising cattle in the Highlands of Virginia, spring awakens the senses and brings an abundance of new life to the farm.  “The Wilson Place,” a nice flat pasture along the Jackson River on U.S. 220 South, served many years as the winter pasture for the...
A Year Without the Highland County Fair

A Year Without the Highland County Fair

Editor’s note: As we are all living with the current restrictions of the COVID-19, we certainly applaud the efforts of the Highland County Fair Association for making the difficult but sound decision to cancel the 2020 Highland County Fair. We offer the following...
Fallen Tree is Silent Witness to 1764 Indian Raid

Fallen Tree is Silent Witness to 1764 Indian Raid

Imagine a peaceful setting along the lush, green wilderness of the Jackson River in the late 1700s – a territory only sparsely populated by new families who pushed west beyond the larger European settlements on the Bullpasture. A hardened pioneer family of Irish...
Church at the Old Oak Open for Maple Season

Church at the Old Oak Open for Maple Season

The Church at the Old Oak is opening its doors on March 13 & 14 and March 20 & 21 in celebration of Highland County’s maple season! Vendors, such as Route 640 Treasures, Mary Stephenson, The Stitch Witch, Little Barn Quilts, Beadwitched, and...