The Gathering in the Gap Music Festival is tomorrow with lots of stuff for the family including workshop that you need tickets for…

Aaron Davis with the festival. The event is tomorrow and details at gatheringinthe gapmusicfestival.com.

A gospel singing benefit will be at Leeman Field tomorrow (Saturday) starting at 11. Proceeds will benefit the Mountain Empire Older Citizens fuel assistance program. The King messengers, Glimpse of Grace and Heaven Sent will perform.

On Monday plan on attending the Jonesville Women’s Club second annual Memorial Day Program beginning at 10a. This event will take place at the Veterans Wall at Cumberland Bowl Park. Coffee and muffins will be served prior to the program and veterans will be present to visit with those attending.

There is a call to prayer for Memorial Day holiday this Sunday, Lee County Courthouse at 12:30. Everyone is welcome to attend and prayer for our nation, our state, county and government leaders and all of our families. This event is organized by Concerned Citizens Praying for Lee County.

The family of Terry Bishop from Big Stone Gap, who disappeared from his home around May 8, has posted a reward in a bid to flush out information leading to the whereabouts of the man. Bishop’s last verified sighting was making a purchase at on May 8 at a convenience store near his home, but what became of him since has baffled his family and police. Family members believe a recent change in medication may have addled Bishop into simply wandering off. The amount of the reward isn’t divulged, but the family hopes the offer will result in credible information that will lead to finding their brother. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, between 175 and 200 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair and a moustache. Anyone with information is urged to call Big Stone Gap Police.

Sum, sum, summer time and the Leeman Field Pool opens tomorrow at 12 noon. Here’s pool manager Richard Garrett….

Swim lessons for youngsters will start later in the month of June and information will be posted at the pool.

The Western District Federal Court of Virginia recently found John Hayes of Falls Mills guilty of damaging natural resources and hunting over bait on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Hayes was fined $370 and ordered to pay an additional $500. And this should serve as a word of warning to everyone….the U.S. Forest Service will continue issuing hefty fines to individuals who misuse public lands. According to a 2012 estimate, the cost of rehabilitating an illegal trail in the wilderness is $1 per foot because repair work can only be conducted by hand.

It’s the tenth annual Antique Tractor Show Friday at Lee Bank here in Pennington Gap from 9 to 4. Hot dogs served from 11 to 2 and free drinks all day long. The Southwest Antique Tractor Association and Lee High Band Boosters helping with this event!

Red Cross volunteers from our area are heading to Oklahoma to help where needed. If you wish to donate, the most effective and fastest way to help is via your cell phone: STORM to 80888 for The Salvation Army. REDCROSS to 90999 for Redcross, and FOOD to 32333 for Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Each text is a $10 charged to your cell phone bill and will be go directly to those charities

Here is another fun event for this weekend…the first annual Memorial Weekend Benefit Poker Run, Car Show and Bar-B-Q at the Lions Club Pavilion this Saturday. This event is sponsored by the Pennington Gap Lions Club and the Lonesome Pine Car club to benefit Allen Culbertson’s many medical expenses. The poker run registration is 9 to 11 and will leave right after that. The car show is 10a to 12n and the Bar-B-Q dinner is included with the price of the Poker Run or $10 a plate for everyone else. Details and a chance to win a free dinner on their Facebook page, like Lee County Fair or click here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lee-County-Fair/157219069869