Bluefield

[upbeat music] Uh, good afternoon, Lake Norman, and welcome to Town Talk.

We're coming to you live from WSC, the real talk studio, nestled in the banks of beautiful Lake Norman, streaming worldwide from Bluefield, Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina.

I'm Bill Russell, your host today.

I have the Dr. Charlitta Hatch.

From Red Oak to Greenville, Bluefield to Orange, and Goldvane to Silver Beach, the Virginia Press Room features the voices of Virginia's press corps from every corner of Virginia.

The podcast is a joint production of the Virginia Public Access Project and VPM News.

Now, here's the host of the Press Room, Michael Pope.

I live, I was born and raised on what they call the Divide.

Bluefield, Virginia is one way and Tazewell's the other way.

Mm-hmm.

And I was born and raised in between them, and they call it the Divide.

You might not believe it, but I can sit here right now and tell you every person that lives from Tazewell to Bluefield, Virginia right now.

Okay.

The ones I worked for and the ones that I fit with.