The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Dear Big Sandy,

I am encouraging everyone to get vaccinated.

In reflecting on the past, it has been over 35 years since I came to Big Sandy and was given a chance as a young man to lead the saving and rebuilding of the Medical complex. But the credit goes to the community who came out and provide their time, leadership, funding and labor so that there would be health services in Big Sandy.

I was absolutely amazed at the grassroots effort that went into the construction of the facility. I was told by an elder that “it has something to do with the old Pioneer spirit, where everyon...