July’s version of Fake News involves the Legend of Ben Tickle and the list of Folks that try to spend time with him.

There’s a report floating around that Scotland Yard went over budget in regards to security during the recent visit to the Country by Mr. & Mrs. Ben Tickle.

It turns out that when the Loch Ness monster heard about Ben Tickle being on her side of the Pond she reached out in hopes of having a Lunch Date with the couple.

The extra security was called in to help deal with potential photos πŸ“· being taken by the Tabloids. Nessy had a wonderful experience with the couple and even posed for some ever so rare photographs.

Nessy wasn’t the only Celebrity that read our feature on the Legend of Ben Tickle. Here are some of the others that might surprise you…..

Chuck Norris – I have Ben Tickle on speed dial. Any morning that I wake up and feel off center, I reach out to Ben and he gets me back on track!

Big Foot – The reason that so many people don’t believe in me is because I am constantly hiding from Mr. Tickle. Fear of Ben is what keeps me hiding deep in the woods.

While I’m not the A-List celebrity that the people listed above, I would like to add that even though Ben Tickle is six years younger than me, I want to be just like him when I grow up !

Nike exec Phil Knight is currently working on a new sneaker πŸ‘Ÿ campaign along the lines of Be Like Mike, calling their new shoe ” Win Like Ben “

Nick Saban after retirement from Alabama said the following ” It’s all about Coaching for second place as long as Ben Tickle is still working the sidelines.

Going 12-4 for his Soccer ⚽️ Head Coaching career has Ben sitting at .750 for an All-Time mark.

Phil Jackson and Joe Gibbs are two of the All-Timers that remain on Ben’s call sheet as they look for Coaching Tips.

The Legend of Ben Tickle is growing and growing and I feel fortunate to get to watch it happen !

Today was Wall 2 Wall and spread across many locals, including an 18 Hole/ 18 Question Feature on our brand new Head Coach of the team formally called ” The Battling Ben Tickles”

Its now 10:30 pm and there a stories to write ✍. Softball was played again in South Hill, Tennis 🎾 was played again in Blacksburg, Vickey Ritchie was at her best over at Hillsville Elementary and we had our 18 questions with Adrienne Harris out here in The Village.

Each of these stores deserve full intention so I will get started first thing in the morning πŸŒ„.

Meanwhile, I do want to sneak in our Photo πŸ“· of The Day :

Happy (8th) Birthday πŸŽ‚ to Miss Richardson!!

Live from South Hill- its Sunday in the SUN

Here’s our first report from our Kevin Burress –

” The girls are in the batting cages getting warmed up. Not that any of us need any more heat, it’s currently 91 degrees, with a high of 95 and a heat index of 103 for today.”

So we have two objectives today, one is cheer on Carroll County and the other is prey that nobody needs Medical πŸš‘ treatment from the Heat.

We will continue to add to this post throughout the day. First Pitch is set for 1pm !

4pm update :

“We lost 11 to 5. We were leading 5 to 3 at one point of the game. We are on our way home now I will try to get some pics and do a better update this evening.”

Thank You Mr. Burress, Godspeed on your journey πŸ™ home.

My Two Bo’s : Nike told us that Bo knows Sports, Laurel Forks Bo knows Life!

I will stand by the thought that Bo Jackson is the person I feel is the greatest physical Athlete that I have watched compete.

It is with equal conviction that I say that “our Bo” gets Life.

Yesterday afternoon I found myself in need of some assistance and it lead me to Bo Goins or as Stephen Puckett calls him ” Bo Go”.

It was Bo Goins that talked me off my Island 🏝 four years ago. That in itself is something that I would have deemed impossible.

It was also Bo that pointed me in the direction of Mr. Puckett a few years ago.

Yesterday afternoon, once again Bo proved to be up to the challenge and simply because Bo Knows Life !

Love the fact that Bo is our neighbor and on Good Days I am thankful that he described our Village to someone that was looking for a sign !

Good Morning πŸ™πŸŒ„ on Sunday July 14th. Things we will try to keep an eye πŸ‘ on today include – Tennis at VT, Softball in South Hill, Vickey Ritchie and our brand new Lady πŸ‘© Cavs Soccer ⚽️Coach Adrienne Harris…

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful morning so far. Really looking forward to the rest of the day as there are a number of events taking place across the Region.

Have yourself a Blessed Day and feel free to check back in for those stories as they develop.