The Winds of the Mountain Empire will present its annual Winter Concert on Saturday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Union High...

At the conclusion of their second recessed meeting on December 3, and after scheduling a third to continue grappling with the budget crisis, the Wise County Board of...

The 2025 Connections Senior Centers Christmas Party, hosted by Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc., was a huge success!Participants from all seven...

BIG STONE GAP – There was no doubt about it. With 2 seconds left on the clock, Union was going for two. The Bears trailed Glenvar 21-20 in the VHSL...

WISE – Defending Class 2 Champion Central improved to 2-0 in girls basketball with a 64-38 win over Eastside in the semifinals of the Powell Valley...

WISE – Central kept rolling Saturday in the PVNB Tip-Off tournament. The Lady Warriors improved to 3-0 with a 49-34 win over Twin Springs in the...

December 9, 2025The December 2025 meeting of Town and Country Garden Club was held at Wise Baptist Church.  There were 20 members and three guests...

From Cradle to Grave by Rhys BowenGeorgie heads to London to replace her terrible nanny and immediately learns of several suspicious deaths among...

What a joy it is when a few plants in a Southwest Virginia garden are getting ready to open blooms soon. Yes, Hellebores are preparing to bloom...

Doniven Earl Bateman, 91, peacefully passed away early Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in his home.He was born in Wise County where he lived most of his...

POUND, VA – Greta Joan Ellison Fleming, 86, departed her earthly home on Sunday November 30, 2025, for her heavenly home.  Joan was born August 23,...

Fran E. Turner, 86, of Big Stone Gap, Va went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 22,2025. Fran was born in Clinchco, Va on November 8,1939....

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TRUSTEE SALE5823 Guest River Rd Norton, VA 24273Wise County    In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $94,424.00, dated November 21, 2023...

ABC LICENSE    Brothers Corp Inc, trading as Brothers 2, 409 Quillen Avenue, SE, Coeburn, VA 24230-0000, Wise County, is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL...

ABC LICENSE    Brothers Corp Inc, trading as Brothers 1, 108 2nd St SW, Coeburn, VA 24230-3405, Wise County, is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)...