The South Boston section of the Tobacco Heritage Trail is officially open to the public.
Trail officials, engineer and trail contractor conducted a final walk through on Friday and determined the trail was complete and ready to be open.
An official ribbon cutting will take place at a later date.
Volunteers are still be sought to assist with the trail. If interested in helping with the trail contact trail coordinator Heather Susee at hsusee@southsidepdc or 434-447-7101.
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition has been called the “Academy Awards of Water.”
And on Saturday, the 29th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting was held with entries from five continents making this “truly an international event,” said Robert Smith, owner of Grand Springs Water in Alton, who came home with a silver award for having the second best water in the world and the best in the United States.
The competition consists of entries in five different categories of products from around the world including Best Municipal Water, Best Bottled Water, Best Sparkling Water, Best Purified Water and Best Flavored Essence Sparkling.
The most prestigious award is to receive the Best Bottled Water in the World award.
Grand Springs Water of Alton has received this prestigious award twice in years past winning it back to back in 2008 and 2009, Smith said.
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