Appalachian Handy Services

About Appalachian Handy Services

Big Stone Gap is named for the gap the Powell River carved through the mountains here, and the river still curls through town beside the walking paths of the Greenbelt. On summer nights the hills hold the day's warmth while the outdoor drama The Trail of the Lonesome Pine plays out under the stars. Appalachian Handy Services spends the season on the lawns of this Wise County town, mowing, trimming and cleaning up yards perched on slopes and tucked into the river bottoms. Mountain lawns are seldom flat or simple, and each one is cut to an even height with the trimmer working every awkward angle. When the evening breeze drifts off the river, the yards it crosses look made for sitting out.