Oysters and Christmas in Appalachia Roots of a Regional Tradition
Arletta Clutteur recalls Christmas memories from the 1940s in Appalachia featuring a Christmas tree angel and the family’s first encounters with oysters. The practice of oyster eating dates to England roots with Scots Irish and Welsh migrants bringing the custom, later spread by merchants trading winter oysters to rural households. Today oysters remain part of holiday meals, though costs limit their weekly use.
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Arletta Clutteur
Clutteur
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Rappahannock River
Chesapeake Bay
Appalachia
Appalachian Mountains
Joseph “Joe” R. Haynes
Haynes
England
State awards large broadband grants across Virginia
Governor Northam announced 95.303 million to Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission and All Points Broadband to extend service to 37357 unserved locations across Augusta Clarke Fauquier Frederick Page Rappahannock Rockingham and Warren counties. Shenandoah County and Shentel receive 12.1767 million to reach 4139 unserved sites.
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Ralph Northam
Northern
Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
All Points Broadband
Augusta
Clarke
Fauquier
Frederick
Page
Rappahannock
Rockingham
Warren
Shenandoah County
Shentel
Governor’s Office
Regional Commission
All Points
Virginia
Governors Office
Northam
Woman injured in T bone crash with Front Royal officer
A 59 year old Front Royal woman sustained serious non life threatening injuries in a T bone collision with a Front Royal Police Department marked patrol vehicle on South Commerce Avenue near South Street. The officer Jason Lethcoe sustained minor injuries and no charges are expected at this time as the crash remains under.state police investigation.
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Front Royal
Virginia
South Commerce Street
Police Department
Jason Lethcoe
Front Royal Police Department
Crystal Cline
Commonwealth's
Coffey
T. Clark
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Virginia Telecommunications Initiative
Federal American Rescue Plan Act
Virginia Telecom
Charles Paullin
South Commerce Avenue
South Street
Ford
Brent Coffey
Winchester Medical Center
CRB
ePro
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Mhamelbroker
Gmail
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Comcast
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