Santa Arrived with the Holiday Parade and kids of all ages were glad to see him, from the sheriff on down to the tiniest of tots! Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to visit with the children inside the courthouse following the parade.

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Dept held their annual Turkey Coloring Contest for 3rd grade and under. We would like to thank everyone who participated.

This week we lost a member of Benton County. Tamie Matheny, a NRP (Nationally Registered Paramedic with a Critical Care Endorsement) who worked over 10 years with the Van Horne First Responders, was lost in an accident this past week.

The Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation (VGHHCF) is pleased to announce receiving a Theisen’s More for Your Community Grant of $1,600 to support the Reach Out and Read program.

The 2019 Sesquicentennial Committee is partnering with the Benton County Historical Society to gather information on the last 150 years of Vinton’s history!   When:  Tuesday, November 13                 Open House from 6:30 to 8:00pm                 Where: 2019 Headquarters                 303 1st Ave (Governor Sherman bldg.

During the week of November 12 to 18, 2018, the Benton County Community Foundation (BCCF) joins more the 795 other community foundations across the country for Community Foundation Week to raise awareness and bring individuals and families, nonprofits, and communities together.

Theisen's More For Your Community grant and an award celebration awarded area organizations with donations from the Theisen's company. Local groups that were awarded funds, were: Benton County Volunteer Program, $1,500, for Food Distribution   Benton County Volunteer Program, $1,500, for Food Distribution       Blairstown Amublance Service, $2,250 for Volunteer Emergency Medical Service             Families, Inc.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, at about 5:17 p.m, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on 61st Street Lane, east of Vinton.

Although we call it Veterans Day now, for the first 28 years of celebrating Nov. 11, Americans called it Armistice Day, a commemoration of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Great War (Later called World War 1) ended.

During World War I, several local residents and natives had a significant role in the "Great War." Among them was Everett Warner, who was born in Vinton to a father who had lost an arm in the Civil War.