PICK: Back to Barboursville

Sweetheart of Barboursville: You’ve probably seen Terri Allard gracing one of our local stages or on the tube as host of Virginia Public Media’s “Charlottesville Inside-Out,” but did you know she’s from Barboursville? Which is why she’s right at home at Back to Barboursville, Four County Players’ first mainstage show since the start of the […]

Painful truths

By Tami Keaveny Since 1973, Four County Players has been producing plays with community volunteers, teaching theater technique to aspiring actors of all ages, and entertaining central Virginia audiences in the charming town of Barboursville. When the pandemic closed venues in March 2020, the theater group pressed pause, initially hoping that waiting it out could […]

Foreign laborers: Trump not the only vineyard hiring

President-elect Donald Trump made stopping illegal immigration a cornerstone of his campaign. Legal immigration, however, is another matter, and son Eric Trump’s winery has filed a request with the U.S. Department of Labor to hire six foreign workers to prune grapevines. Trump Vineyard Estates isn’t the only local winery importing laborers on an H-2A visa. […]