The Grundy Christmas Fire of 1915

Spread the loveToday we tell the story of Dr. Thomas Walker, who was sent by the Loyal Land Company to explore that company’s lands in Appalachia in 1750.  The Walker

Spread the loveWhen there is a public execution, one expects a somber affair. That wasn’t the case with John Morgan of Ripley, whose hanging on December 16, 1897, for a

Spread the loveGeorge Went Hensley, born in Scott County, Virginia, was one of the first, if not the first, preacher, to adopt the practice of snake handling in his church