Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce

Welcome to the official online home of the Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce!

Dickenson County was established in 1880, the youngest county in the state of Virginia and is often called “Virginia’s Baby.” The county consists of three towns, Clintwood, Haysi and Clinchco.

Whether you are a visitor or a citizen of the county, our scenic beauty and rich culture leave a lasting impression. The Chamber of Commerce is proud of our supporting role in the growth and development of businesses and communities throughout the county.

We are committed to building a stronger business community and developing tourism in Dickenson County. We are a part of the Crooked Road “Virginia’s Music Trail”, home to The Breaks Interstate Park, known as the Grand Canyon of the South, the John Flannigan Dam & Reservoir and the Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center.

If you enjoy small town living, friendly people, beautiful mountains and a country setting, then plan a visit to Dickenson County. We are developing new hiking, biking and horseback riding trails and have many adventures for the outdoor activists. White water rafting and canoeing, fishing, skiing, camping, horseback riding, hiking and biking are some of the festivities awaiting you in our county. As part of the Virginia Coal Heritage Trail, we offer museums detailing coal mining and railroad memorabilia. Coal Mining, Railroads and Traditional Mountain Music play a major part for the heritage culture in our county. For more information on Dickenson County tourism, call Rita Surratt, Tourism Director for Dickenson County at (276) 926-6074.

Please use this web site as your resource to the county, the business community and for the tourism activities that await you in Dickenson County.

Gallery

Please take a moment to browse our photo gallery. Our gallery is filled with pictures of our beautiful county. We also include pictures of recent events of the Chamber of Commerce. Please check back often as more pictures are added. If you have a picture that you would like to submit, please send it to webmaster@dcwin.org for approval.

The Dickenson County New Brochures are in!! Click HERE to see the brochure in PDF form. The file requires Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader to open and is 11MB in size.

Welcome New Members!

The Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome the following new members to the Chamber of Commerce:

Donna Leftwich Clintwood, Virginia

The Office Advantage, Inc and Gift Shop Norton, Virginia

Dominion Resources, Inc., Richmond, Virginia

Appalachian Graphics, LLC, St. Paul, Virginia

Billy & Jettie Holloway, Clintwood, Virginia

Jack Stanley, Coeburn, Virginia

Peggy Anderson, Clintwood, Virginia

Daris Anderson, Clintwood, Virginia

Mountain Rose Vineyards, Wise, Virginia

Uptown Cottage, Clintwood, Virginia

McClure Kiwanis, McClure, Virginia

Country Cupboard Family Restaurant, Birchleaf, Virginia

Sophies Bowtique, Myranda Fleming, Clintwood, Virginia

Charlie Fleming, Clintwood, Virginia

Izetta Fleming, Clintwood, Virginia

CSE Insurance & Financial Services, Wise, Virginia

Jason Holloway, Clintwood, Virginia

Clintwood Electronics, Clintwood, Virginia

West End Auto Express, Clintwood, Virginia

Appalachian Contractors, Clintwood, Virginia

Judi's Cakes & Catering, Clintwood, Virginia

Downhome Heating & Air, Inc., Erik Rose, Clintwood, Virginia

Charlie Edwards, Haysi, Virginia

Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce, Visitor’s Center and Historical Society

For Information call: Rita Surratt, Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Director, Dickenson County (276) 926-6074

Top Photo Credits(l-r):Ralph Stanley Museum(Thirty-One Ten), Fishing(Gayle Stanley),
Rhododendron(Thirty-One Ten), Cabin(Thirty-One Ten)

Members

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Contact

P.O. Box 1990
Clintwood, VA 24228
Phone: (276) 926-6074
chamber@dcwin.org

Ralph Stanley Mountain Music Festival

September 26, 27 & 28
In Clintwood, Virginia
Friday Night - September 26th - Jettie Baker Center - The John Cowan Band
Tickets are $20. and may be purched from the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center by calling (276)926-8550.
Events on Saturday, September 27 include music, storytelling, workshops, kids rides, crafts, vendors, an annual quilt show and much more all day on Saturday and during the afternoon on Sunday. All outdoor performance events and workshops on Saturday and Sunday are free to the public.

Clinchco Heritage Spirit Days

- October 4, 2008 - Senior Citizens Center, Clinchco

Live Music- Games --Rides- Come and enjoy a day of festivities in Clinchco on Saturday, October 4th.

CLINCHCO HOMECOMING

- OCTOBER 5, 2008- CLINCHCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL -

The 30th annual Clinchco Homecoming will be held Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Clinchco Elementary School. If you ever worked, lived or attended school at Clinchco, Make Plans to attend. Bring a covered dish and spend the day renewing old friendships and making new ones.

HAYSI AUTUMN FEST

- OCTOBER 3-5, 2008

Calendar of Events:
October 3, 2008 -Friday
5:00 pm Tailgate Party spnsored by BB&T Bank, Town of Haysi & Autumn Fest
7:00pm Battle of the Bands - Contact Jennifer at 86505141 for registration
October 4, 2008 - Saturday
7am-10am -Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast - 9-12; Car show contact Roger Deel at 865-4452; 10:00am Poker River Run Contact Larry Yates at 865-4452;12:30pm - Duck Race sponsored by Lions Club; 2:00pm Parade- contact Katie Jo Powers at 865-4677 or Rebecca Mondradge at 865-8607 for registration; 3:00-4:30 p.m. Kids Games and Activities; 4:00 p.m. Apple butter cook-off- contact Matt at 865-5144 for registration and details; Music will start at 4:00 pm.
October 5, 2008- Sunday
1:30 pm - Gospel Music; 2:00-?- Zephyr Lightning Bolt; White Top Mountain; BluegrassTravelers
New this year- Windows to the Past Exhibit on Friday : 6:00-9:00 and Saturday 10:00-12:00& 2:00-9:00pm. anyone with items that they would like to donate, please call Matt at 865-5144

Cumberland Pine Mountain Trail Riders

The Fall Trail Ride - October 10, 11, & 12th - Pound River Show Grounds, Clintwood, Virginia
State requires Negative Coggins on horses entering the show grounds; Camping is free for the weekend. Electrical hook-ups available: Live Music Saturday October 11th after the ride: Dinner will be served at 6pm on Saturday evening if you plan on eating with us please bring a side dish or two and a dessert. Lunch will be sold by the 4-H Saddle Club on the trail at the John P. Place; Sweat Shirts with Hoods/Memorial T-Shirts will be sold at the Ring all weekend; Please bring a few non-perishable items for he Dickenson County Food Bank. We will ahve a trailer set up at the gate to put the items in-Cash donations are also needed for the Food Bank. Come out and join us for the weekend and help support the Food Bank.

BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK EVENTS:

Molassas Stir-off - October 4, 2008 beginning at 7:00 a.m.
5-K Run will start on October 4 at 9:00 a.m.
Homemaking in the Mountains on October 25, 2008 in Conference Room beginning at 10:00 am-3:00 p.m.
For more information, please call Sonja or Carl at the Breaks park at (276) 865-4413

Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Committee Food Bank Drive

PICKIN ON THE PORCH & STORYTELLING ON THE LAWN AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (DOC PHIPPS HOUSE) ON MAIN STREET IN CLINTWOOD, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH FROM 2:00PM-4:00PM. CANOPY WILL BE SET UP FOR FOOD DONATIONS, ALSO TAKING CASH DONATIONS: MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO DICKENSON COUNTY FOOD BANK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL RITA SURRATT AT THE CHAMBER (276)926-6074. COME OUT AND ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, LAUGHS AND VISITING WITH FRIENDS AND MOST OF ALL HELPING OUT OUR FOOD BANK IN DICKENSON COUNTY.

ROUND THE MOUNTAIN ARTISAN TRAIL DEVELOPMENT

October 28th- 3:30 pm. Dickenson County Chamber/Phipps House - meeting with Trail Development Coordinator, Virginia Tourism Corporation and Diana Blackburn, Director of Round the Mountain. If you know of anyone in Dickenson County who would be interested in attending, please call Rita at (276)926-6074. We are looking for handmade crafts including wood carvings, musical instruments, etc; pottery, paintings, quilts, jewelry , coal items or other handmade items.

Crooked Road Music Trail Events

The Ralph Stanley Museum Mountain Music Festival is scheduled for Friday, September 26th through Sunday, September 28th on Main Street in Clintwood. The Crooked Road will have a merchandise booth and merchandise representative at this festival on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jonathan Romeo, Interim Executive Director (276)492-2085 www.thecrookedroad.org
For more information on the Virginia Coal Heritage Trail, Multi-use Trail Development, Birch Knob Towers, John Flannagan Dam, and other events in the county please feel free to call or email me at (276-926-6074 or rsurratt@dcwin.org
Thanks, Rita Surratt, Tourism Director; www.dickensonchamber.net

The Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music schedule of events
You may contact the museum by email or phone to find out more information on upcoming events.
Aaron Davis, Director/Curator
(276) 926-8550
aaron@ralphstanleymuseum.com
Pam Morris, Assistant Director

Museum Announcement
"Passing the Pick and Bow" Program to get underway on July 7th. At the Ralph Stanley Museum.
Applications may be picked up at the Museum

Terry Maddon's Play "The Day After Payday"
Will be on stage at The Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia on August 1st and 2nd. For more information, please call the town hall at 276-926-8383

The Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center will host its annual Mountain Music Festival in downtown Clintwood, Virginia on the last weekend in September. Blue Highway will be performing. For more information, please contact the museum at (276) 926-8550

Upcoming Horse shows in Dickenson County

Cumberland Pine Mountain Trailriders Club

Upcoming Events
July 5th –Memorial Day Ride beginning at 10am
Horse Show Dates:
July 12th—Memorial Show
August 9th
September 13th
Fall Trail ride will be October 10, 11 & 12th

For more information, please call Jerry Mullins at (276) 926-8051, Dickenson County Tourism Committee member.

Places to see in Dickenson County
Crooked Road Music Trail
Virginia's Coal Heritage Trail
Mountain Art Works, Haysi
Dennis Reedy Railroad and Coal Mining Museum, Clinchco
Cranesnest River and Campground
Breaks Interstate Park
White water Rafting on the Russell Fork River
Town of Clinchco
Town of Haysi
Town of Clintwood

Birch Knob Observation Tower
Located 6.2 miles north of Clintwood in the Jefferson National Forest on the border between Kentucky and Virginia. The area is open April 1st to January 7th from 6:00am-10pm– The view from Birch Knob can allow one to see 5 or 6 states.
Elevation—3, 144 feet.

John Flannagan Dam and Reservoir
With 3 campgrounds, five boat ramps, picnic areas, fishing, hiking and hunting, boating and picnic shelters, its possible to find something for everyone at the Dam. For more information call
(276) 835-9544

Dickenson County Fair

Mountain Art Works (MAW's) in Haysi, VA. is open for dinner at 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. every Thursday-Saturday with a complete menu and entertainment on most Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 8 p.m. Entertainment is predominately bluegrass but occasionally other types of entertainment are featured. Mountain Art Works host an open jam session every Thursday night beginning at 7 p.m. which is open to all musicians and the public. (MAW's) has been approved as an "Affiliated Partner" on the Crooked Road.

Please telephone (276) 865-5595 or email jane_moore@mountainartworks.net or visit the events page for more information.

The Ralph Stanley Museum will be having entertainment during the year. Please contact the Ralph Stanley Museum at (276) 926-8550 or visit the web sitewww.ralphstanleymuseum.com or check the Dickenson Star Newspaper for events.

Breaks Interstate Park will be having events during the year. Contact the park at 1-800-982-5122 or visit the park web site at www.breakspark.com.

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