Let’s face it – People are creatures of habit. We will abide/tolerate many things out of habit. This includes tolerating poor service and unfriendly workers. I am there with you. For years, I have been going to an eye doctor and to put it mildly, I wasn’t getting the service I wanted and the nature… Read more »
Over the weekend I was looking online for a replacement hood and side panels for my 2000 Troybilt riding lawn mower. My wife had shared that it’s just not proper for me to be driving around the house for three hours with a lawnmower frame held together by bungee cords – so, either fix it… Read more »
Last week was the Winter Solstice, the point and time of the year when the sun has gone as far south in our daily skies as it will before beginning the journey north again. One aspect of living in the mountains (with their folds, peaks, and contours) is that the light from the ever-moving sun… Read more »
Growing up in the Appalachian Highlands generally meant much time in the woods, including adventures of exploring and eventually returning home for supper. Occasionally your path would take you to a dense laurel thicket that you had to maneuver through. Often halfway through the thicket, you had doubts about the adventure and just wanted to… Read more »
If you have a favorite movie or TV show, you may enjoy the “behind the scenes” look offered by the creators and cast. Often, the inside view comes when the show celebrates a milestone (100thepisode) or when it’s a blockbuster movie that shows all the special effects (Avatar). Perhaps you haven’t thought about banking or… Read more »
I know what you are thinking. Leton, you have your days mixed up. It’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday. My question to you is – are you sure? After seeing the numbers Monday morning on Bloomberg about the tremendous increase in online shopping Friday I think we may need to change the name to Cyber… Read more »
Jonesville, Virginia–Powell Valley National Bank (PVB, Bank) is pleased to announce Mickey Byrd has joined the bank as Senior Investment Advisor. Byrd began his career in financial services in 2006 after several years as a retail manager. For 13 years, Mickey served as a Lincoln Financial Group retirement consultant for Mountain States Health Alliance and… Read more »
Imagine that your family is adventuresome – very adventuresome. So, you decide that you are going to sail around the world – in 1971 – leaving Cornwall, England. The trip is going well until your 43-foot wooden schooner is attacked by Orcas (killer whales) and sinks in the Pacific Ocean. For the next thirty-eight (38)… Read more »
On a recent drive to Abingdon to speak to the Virginia Workforce meeting, I passed a sign on a church that said, “Be the Salt”. Salt is such a basic thing, kind of like air – it doesn’t cost much and we assume it is always available. While we may not eat much of it… Read more »
Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And in this time of expanded use of online and mobile banking, the problem is only growing worse. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission’s report on fraud estimates that American consumers lost a staggering $8.8… Read more »
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