Draper NewsLocal news for Draper, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Economic pressures flow along Virginia's section of New River - roanoke.com- November 22, 2007 "Historically, a lot of people come to Grayson County, but they don't spend much money here" Jack Lawrence wore a straw pith helmet and carried a walking stick made from a golf club shaft as he crossed a rocky, dry stream bed to his 43-acre island between the New River and New River Trail State Park. via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/draper-va/2007/11/economic-pressures-flow-along-virginias-sectio... Experiencing the Earth's glories and stings, all in 1 ride - roanoke.com- November 20, 2007 "The feeling was that we are trying to get people to do what they can do to reduce global warming and that the peak oil truth might discourage them from trying." On the last perfect day, a glorious autumn sun shone through leaf-dappled forests, vivid shadows painted traffic-free leaf-flecked country roads. via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/draper-va/2007/11/experiencing-the-earths-glories-and-stings-all... |