• A bear’s claws can grow as long as a whiteboard eraser. • Bears can walk a short distance on their hind legs. Bears typically stand on their hind legs to get a better...

Morehead State University Fall 2022 Dean’s List: Lindsay Mullins of Pound James Madison University Fall 2022 Dean’s List: Lillian Hall of Wise Fall 2022...

Pro-Art and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise are excited to partner with the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind performance on Sunday, January...

The following students at Norton Elementary & Middle School in grades 4 through 7 achieved either Principal’s Honor Roll or Regular Honor Roll for the second nine...

I did my best to keep notes and records of my photography as a youngster, but sadly I wasn’t always consistent in my methods of data collection and...

New books from some of your favorite authors. Death of a Traitor by M. C. Beaton Kate Hibbert is all too eager to lend a hand to her neighbors. Although she has been a...

I am the Commander of Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.), Chapter #56, Wise, Virginia. On January 8th, we recognized our establishment in Wise County. We are honored with...

Big Stone Gap, VA. The “Gathering in the Gap” Music Festival at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park offers a one-of-a-kind evening...

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Brother Jimmy Slemp will deliver the message during the 11:00 a.m. service at Lone Pine Chapel in the Almira section of the Pound on Sunday, January 29. All are welcome to...

Wise – The Appalachian Music Project (AMP) at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise resumed this past Monday, January 23rd. AMP is an...

Rufus Branson built a rude cabin for his young family not far from Boonesborough in the late 1770’s. It sat a little ways back from the Kentucky...

The earliest of Jamestown settlers who disembarked from the Susan Constant, the Goodspeed and the Discovery were on the new continent sixteen months without seeing a woman...

Most Christmas cactus and other holiday plants have finished blooming, but many can bloom again. Some will produce flowers season after season. • Thanksgiving cactus...

New books from some of your favorite authors. Countdown: Patterson’s Best Ticking Time-Bomb of a Thriller since the President is Missing by James Patterson Agent Amy...