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    MECC hosts 54th Annual Home Craft Days Festival

    Mountain Empire Community College will host its annual Home Craft Days Festival on October 17–19,...

    MECC hosts 54th Annual Home Craft Days Festival
    Mountain Empire Community College will host its annual Home Craft Days Festival on October 17–19,...
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    Dewey School 2025 Reunion

    The twenty-sixth reunion of those who attended Dewey School was held Sept. 27, with 53 in...

    Dewey School 2025 Reunion
    The twenty-sixth reunion of those who attended Dewey School was held Sept. 27, with 53 in...

    Get into the Fall Fling spirit!

    It’s time for the 47th Annual FAMOUS FALL FLING! Join us on October 11-12 in Wise for a...

    Get into the Fall Fling spirit!
    It’s time for the 47th Annual FAMOUS FALL FLING! Join us on October 11-12 in Wise for a...

    Experience the magic of Blue Highway Fest 2025 ...

    As the crisp autumn air settles over the Appalachian Mountains, music lovers from across the...

    Experience the magic of Blue Highway Fest 2025 ...
    As the crisp autumn air settles over the Appalachian Mountains, music lovers from across the...
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    Burton Hall of Fame celebration

    The John I. Burton High School Hall of Fame is organized to maintain the rich heritage and...

    Burton Hall of Fame celebration
    The John I. Burton High School Hall of Fame is organized to maintain the rich heritage and...
    KEVIN MAYS PHOTOS 


J.I. Burton's Juliana Adkins sets the ball for a kill attempt Thursday against Eastside. 

    Lady Spartans use home-court to tighten grip on...

    COEBURN – Home-court advantage played a big role Thursday in Eastside’s Cumberland District...

    Lady Spartans use home-court to tighten grip on...
    COEBURN – Home-court advantage played a big role Thursday in Eastside’s Cumberland District...
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Gate City quarterback Zayne Reed (3) looks for a way to escape the pursuit of Union's Carlos Anderson in Friday's Mountain 7 District contest. 

    Big third quarter leads Bears past Gate City

    BIG STONE GAP – Coach Phil would have been proud. Legendary VHSL Hall of Fame and former Powell...

    Big third quarter leads Bears past Gate City
    BIG STONE GAP – Coach Phil would have been proud. Legendary VHSL Hall of Fame and former Powell...

    Local Author Spotlight: Conrad R. Dreas and his...

    In the hills of Southwest Virginia, where history whispers through the Appalachian winds, a new...

    Local Author Spotlight: Conrad R. Dreas and his...
    In the hills of Southwest Virginia, where history whispers through the Appalachian winds, a new...
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    Local Author Spotlight: Conrad R. Dreas and his debut western novel
    October 3, 2025
    In the hills of Southwest Virginia, where history whispers through the Appalachian winds, a new voice has emerged in the world of Western fiction....
    DONNIE RATLIFF PHOTOS The Passing of a Legend
    September 26, 2025
    BIG STONE GAP – Virginia High School League Hall of Fame Coach and longtime Big Stone Gap resident Phil Robbins passed away Sunday at the age of...
    News
    Get into the Fall Fling spirit!
    October 6, 2025
    It’s time for the 47th Annual FAMOUS FALL FLING! Join us on October 11-12 in Wise for a spectacular event featuring food trucks, 150 vendors, and...
    Experience the magic of Blue Highway Fest 2025 in vibrant Big Stone...
    October 6, 2025
    As the crisp autumn air settles over the Appalachian Mountains, music lovers from across the country and beyond are gearing up for one of the...
    MYRA MARSHALL PHOTOS

RICKIE HARRIS FAMILY Burton Hall of Fame celebration
    October 6, 2025
    The John I. Burton High School Hall of Fame is organized to maintain the rich heritage and tradition of the successful athletic/activity programs...
    Sports
    Could a perfect season be in store for the picker?
    October 6, 2025
    I am out of words… My ‘pickin prowess has reached levels that even I couldn’t have fathomed. We are to the second week of October and I have yet to miss a single game, not...
    KEVIN MAYS PHOTOS 


J.I. Burton's Juliana Adkins sets the ball for a kill attempt Thursday against Eastside.  Lady Spartans use home-court to tighten grip on Cumberland 
    October 6, 2025
    COEBURN – Home-court advantage played a big role Thursday in Eastside’s Cumberland District volleyball sweep of the J.I. Burton Lady...
    Spartans take historic win over J.I. Burton
    October 6, 2025
    NORTON – Eastside’s Keldan Hamilton enjoyed a historic night Friday, while the entire team also entered the Spartans record book. Hamilton racked up 264 yards and four...
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    MECC hosts 54th Annual Home Craft Days Festival
    October 10, 2025
    Mountain Empire Community College will host its annual Home Craft Days Festival on October 17–19, 2025, celebrating the unique music, crafts, food,...
    New books by some of your favorite authors : October 10
    October 10, 2025
    The Girl from Devil’s Lake by J. A. Jance​When a boy’s body turns up in the Arizona desert, Sheriff Joanna Brady uncovers ties to cold cases...
    What’s going on: Halloween decorating contest, Suthers Lodge...
    October 10, 2025
    Do you have community news or an event you would like to appear in this column? Please contact Myra at mmyra9639@gmail.comTHIRD SATURDAY...
    Obituaries
    RANDALL LEE FULTZ
    October 9, 2025
    Randall Lee Fultz, 82, of Smithfield, Virginia, passed peacefully October 1, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family.Randy was born in Bonnie...
    HELEN HAGY
    October 2, 2025
    Helen Juanita Morgan Hagy, 98, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at her home in Coeburn, VA. Helen was born in...
    JOHN PHILIP "PHIL" ROBBINS
    September 25, 2025
    John Philip “Phil” Robbins, 81, of Big Stone Gap, Virginia blew his final whistle on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Phil was born on March 19, 1944 in...
    Printed Paper Online
    October 10, 2025

    Classifieds
    HELP WANTED - SAFETY COORDINATOR/ POOL MANAGER
    October 9, 2025
    HELP WANTED - FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH BENEFITSTOWN OF WISE SAFETY COORDINATOR/POOL MANAGER    The Town of Wise is accepting applications for a full-time Safety...
    HELP WANTED - TOWN OF WISE WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT– CREWMAN II
    October 2, 2025
    HELP WANTED - TOWN OF WISE WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT– CREWMAN II    The Town of Wise is accepting applications for a full-time Crewman II position in the Water and Sewer...
    FOR SALE - 3 PLOTS IN VETERANS SECTION of Powell Valley Memorial...
    September 18, 2025
    FOR SALE - 3 PLOTS IN VETERANS SECTION of Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. Two have opening/closing benefits. $4,000 for all 3, including opening and closing. Respond to...
    Legals
    Wise County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court - in re: Anthony...
    October 9, 2025
    ORDER OF PUBLICATIONVa. Code Ann. §§ 8.01-316, -317Case No. JJ019473-02-00Commonwealth of VirginiaWise County Juvenile andDomestic Relations CourtCommonwealth of...
    Wise County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court - in re: Anthony...
    October 9, 2025
    ORDER OF PUBLICATIONVa. Code Ann. §§ 8.01-316, -317Case No. JJ019468-03-00Commonwealth of VirginiaWise County Juvenile andDomestic Relations CourtCommonwealth of...
    Wise County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court - in re: Ava...
    October 9, 2025
    ORDER OF PUBLICATIONVa. Code Ann. §§ 8.01-316, -317Case No. JJ019468-04-00Commonwealth of VirginiaWise County Juvenile andDomestic Relations CourtCommonwealth of...
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