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Breaking News: SAC postpones fall sports competition, will look to compete in 2021
Breaking News: A lifelong love: Local musician drops his debut recording
Breaking News: Missing Man chair event is tomorrow
Breaking News: UVA Wise will delay fall semester start
Breaking News: Head Start begins Sept. 1
Breaking News: New scholarship honors educator, historian

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Dogwood Garden Club to host Beautiful Blooms flower exhibit

Big Stone Gap — The Dogwood Garden Club of Big Stone Gap, Virginia will host a flower exhibit at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park in the museum’s...

The Wise County Public Library and C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library...

Wise County Public Library Monday 9:30-6:00 Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 9:30-6:00 Thursday ...

Get your favorite little one ready to learn!

Lonesome Pine Regional Library launches 1,000 Things Before Kindergarten Lonesome Pine Regional Library is launching 1,000 Things Before Kindergarten (1KTB4K), a new...

Eastside High School celebrates A Night on the Town

Kitchen scraps, leaves make compost to enrich soil

Are you stringing green beans this week? peeling peaches for a cobbler? slicing apples to freeze? shucking ears of corn? If so, you have materials for composting. Throw...

Pappa Joe Smiddy Festival canceled

The continuing impact of the Coronavirus has forced cancellation of the Papa Joe Smiddy Mountain Music Festival that would have been held on Sunday, September 6 at the...

44th Season Preview

Sunday, Sept. 13 - On the lawn at MECC • The Symphony of the Mountains Brass Quintet celebrates some of the most notable brass composers of history across a variety of...

‘While we are
concerned, we are also hopeful that we can minimize risk in order to hold several events this fall that would be permissible and safe.’
— Executive Director
Jan Zentmeyer

Pro-Art announces 44th season, plans to proceed with care

Wise, VA — July of this year finds the Pro-Art Association on the threshold of it’s 44th season—one that looks much different from how Executive...

Local
landmarks are
featured in the film, including Kennedy’s Service Station which
was owned
by Richie Kennedy’s father.

‘How Did It Ever Get This Late?’

IN HOMESPUN TODAY: Local short film receives international honor Wise resident Richie Kennedy recently won an international film award for his...

Many local folks know Richard ‘Richie’ Kennedy as an attorney and a musician with a long track record of local performances. Now he can add ‘award winning filmmaker’ to his list of accomplishments.

‘How Did It Ever Get This Late?’

Local short film receives international honor Wise resident Richie Kennedy recently won an international film award for his short film, “How...

MEOC’s 44th Annual Walkathon going virtual

Mountain Empire Older Citizens’ (MEOC) 44th Annual Walkathon, which raises money for its Emergency Fuel Fund for the Elderly, will be a little different this year. Due...

Congratulations

Donald ‘Duke’ Riner was presented his 50 year pin from the Suthers Masonic Lodge #259 in Norton. Riner joined July 17, 1970.

Free snacks offered at library

Wise County Public Library, in partnership with Wise County Schools, will be providing snacks for children ages 18 and under. Snacks will be available at the library...

Chancellor recognized as outstanding woman leader

Chancellor Donna P. Henry has led the University of Virginia’s College at Wise since January 2013 and is the first woman Chancellor at the College....

‘Just a smidgen, please’: Generations adopt words into vocabulary

Every generation adopts a word into their vocabulary that becomes popular for several years. Some drift off into obscurity, while others stick around far too long after...

Cavalier Housing

Mountain Empire Older Citizens

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