Applications for our 2025 ELEVATE internship program are open now!  ELEVATE is a paid opportunity for college students and recent graduates that enables them to cultivate...

Bryan Smith, Data Specialist and Technology Director for the Regional Adult & Career Education Program of Lee, Scott, Wise and Norton Public...

In the early days of coal mining in Southwest Virginia, immigrants from several European countries came to work in the mines, often bringing their families. They found no...

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Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician by James M. BradleyMartin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, was a remarkable...

Wanda Rogers of Duffield (pictured left), delivered a $250 donation to the Mountain Laurel Cancer Support & Resource Center this morning....

In 1929, Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia, Richmond, voted to open a Goodwill Center in a mining community, and Norton was chosen as the location. On June 5,...

The June Tolliver House and the Trail of the Lonesome Pine will host their annual Open House on December 14th from 12-4. The Cluck Truck, Dough and...

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The Town & Country Garden Club met at noon Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Wise Baptist Church with 16 members and five guests in attendance....

The approach of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a reminder that shrubs, trees, even some perennials may help support native or visiting...

The Town and Country Garden Club worked with students at the Wise County Christian School to craft decorations for the banister at the Southwest...

On Tuesday December 17 from 4:30 to 7:00 we will have a reception for this exhibit and our Reopening!  Travis Kennedy will speak about his...

The Heart of Appalachia Community Orchestra has announced its Christmas concert schedule.  The first concert takes place on Thursday, December 19th...

Cloaked in Beauty by Karen WitemeyerIn the Piney Woods of Texas, Letty Hood has hidden for fifteen years from an uncle who seeks to kill her. As...