By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Positioned where Beautiful You Cafe resided at 108 East Public Square, Thai Orchid is the newest restaurant to open in downtown Scottsville. The restaurant serves a wide variety of Thai food, including, but not limited to, Pad Thai, orange chicken and curry, along with several Thai drinks, like their Thai…

The June 22, 1972 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that a new publication, or survey, released for industrialists looking to consider Scottsville as a plant site. The 25-page document detailed basic facts about industrial sites, the population, employment, wages, income, labor supply, education, transportation, power and fuel, local government, health, community livability, agriculture,…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer Last week, Billy Wilkerson and Ashley Sutherland of the Simpson County Historical Society brought their Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) unit to Scottsville’s Old City Cemetery. Located behind the Allen County Courthouse, it has long been suspected that more than a few “lost” graves existed. What was unknown was to what…

The June 17, 2010 edition of The Citizen-Times showcased that the band HuDost, based out of Montreal, Canada and New York City, performed in the Arts on Main concert series on the prior Saturday. The band, consisting of singer Moksha Summer and guitarist Jemal Wade Hines, worked with Grammy-winning producer Malcom Burn, and they brought…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer What a week it was for James “Boss” Weaver. On Friday, June 6 (the 81st anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France), another very special anniversary was celebrated at Sam’s Restaurant – the 99th birthday of Boss. Friends, family, members of the Auxiliary 5712 VFW in Scottsville along with…