Jan. 27-A new cell phone tower has just been erected in the Stella Community of Patrick County, VA. The provider company is AT & T.

The tower is a monopole and is located on Stella Road, near the Stella Loop intersection. The site is .3 mile from U.S. Route 58 four lane highway. When it will go into service is unknown. This tower is one of 5 new towers in Patrick County that will have AT & T service. Two other towers have been erected in Patrick Springs near South Mayo and on South Fork Loop (near South Fork Farm). AT & T will co-locate on one Verizon tower and one U. S. Cellular tower. Date: January 27, 2012 Photo by and story Tom Bishop