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Breathtaking views and scenery to beckon visitors
Encourage and promote new breweries, wineries, distilleries
Breathtaking views and scenery to beckon visitors
Only good things can come ​from​
working together.
Let us show you how we can help you grow. Contact us today at
276.762.0011
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TRAVEL ALERTS
Southwest Virginia has been greatly impacted by the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene. For visitors planning travel to or through SWVA in the coming days, please be aware that many areas are still without power or phone service, and you are likely to encounter closed roads and storm debris along the way. If you must travel to or through these areas, please use added caution and allow extra travel time during this challenging situation.
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For traveler assistance, especially directional as you navigate through Virginia, please call the Virginia Welcome Center at Covington - 540.559.3010 or the Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook - 540.722.3448 between the hours of 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
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When traveling through the Heart of Appalachia localities of far Southwest Virginia, please reach out to Heart of Appalachia at 276-762-0011, for the latest most up to date information in that region.
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For road closures and current traffic conditions, please visit 511 Virginia or download the Virginia 511 mobile app. For Virginia emergency response information, visit https://www.vaemergency.gov/. If you would like to help support the affected areas through donations or organized volunteer efforts, please visit http://virginiavoad.org.
Getting To Know You
We want our region's businesses to get the most out of every opportunity to promote and get promoted. That's what we're here for. Here's a good starting point. Take a minute to review and complete this checklist so we can better help you!
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Partner's Update
Axe Handle Distilling has unique offerings for region | WCYB
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Great interview on WCYB with Bryan Hogan, Axe Handle Distilling. Take a minute to watch as Bryan shares his love for the Heart of Appalachia region, Bluegrass music, and community enrichment.
Outdoors Bound at Natural Tunnel State Park | WFXR
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As we continue to market to audiences outside our region, we regularly engage media outlets to feature Virginia's Great Southwest. Recently, one such collaboration brought WFXR's George Noleff to Duffield, VA, for an "easy-on-the-gas-tank vacation" to Natural Tunnel State Park. Broadcast throughout the Roanoke Valley, Lynchburg and Central Virginia, New River Valley, Southside, and the Alleghany Highlands, viewers learned all about "the most beautiful place in Virginia you've probably never heard of."
