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    PFC 'Sonny' Moore returns home after 75 years: A Korean War hero's...
    May 22, 2026
    After 75 years away, Private First Class John Henry "Sonny" Moore is finally home to his family. In a profound and final act of brotherhood, Sonny...

    Landscape by Jim Veenstra.

 Acrylic Painting Workshop
Monday, June 1st from 6-9 p.m. | Gilliam Center for the Arts, UVA Wise Pro-Art Studio Landscapes of Imagination
    May 22, 2026
    Create a unique and perhaps fantastical painting from imagination, using acrylic paint on canvas.  In this short studio session, participants will...

    Celebrating the grand opening of the Recovery Soldiers Ministries...
    May 22, 2026
    We are overflowing with gratitude as we officially announce that the Recovery Soldiers Ministries Wise County Women’s Campus is open! What began as...

    Big Stone Gap celebrates grand opening of the Tyler Flanary Bike &...
    May 22, 2026
    BIG STONE GAP, VA –  The Town of Big Stone Gap and Friends of Southwest Virginia celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Tyler Flanary Bike &...

    VCEDA Executive Director/General Counsel Jonathan Belcher, second from right, presents a ceremonial check for $230,016 to UVA Wise Chancellor Donna Henry, second from left, to be utilized for workforce development and training for Hospitality and Tourism Management and Culinary, Restaurant and Event Management trainee pilot programs at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Also pictured are Gurkan Akalin, UVA Wise business and economics chair, left; and Randall Rose, associate vice chancellor – community & economic development, right.) VCEDA grant will assist two UVA Wise pilot programs
    May 22, 2026
    WISE, VA – MAY 19, 2026 –An up to $230,016 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority(VCEDA) will be used for workforce...

    Pictured are Renee Brown, DePaul President & CEO; Glenda Collins, Executive Director LPOY; and Whitney Mullins, DePaul Foster Care Supervisor. Lonesome Pine Office on Youth Honored at DePaul Community Resources...
    May 22, 2026
    On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Lonesome Pine Office on Youth (LPOY) was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation during a special ceremony in Big...

    Treasurer warns of $910K budget shortfall, rainy day fund will be...
    May 19, 2026
    The regular meeting of the Wise County Board of Supervisors on May 14 again had a large turnout, the room being almost full, and with many citizens speaking out on various...
    County schools detail superior performance, request $14.8M...
    May 19, 2026
    The Wise County Schools were highlighted at Thursday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, as Superintendent Dr. Mike Gifford and Director of Finance Ron Vicars gave a...
    A beautiful tribute: Tyler Flanary Bike and Skate Park is...
    May 19, 2026
    The Tyler Flanary Bike and Skate Park in Big Stone Gap is officially open, a beautiful location dedicated to honoring the memory of Tracey and...

    A Grandstand Goodbye: VA-KY District Fair prepares for the future...
    May 17, 2026
    WISE, Va. — After nearly 60 years of service, the covered wooden grandstands beside the main stage at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fairgrounds...

    County school board approves numerous personnel changes, including...
    May 17, 2026
    WISE – The personnel recommendations, voted on at the Wise County School board meeting on May 11, detail a number of changes, covering retirements, resignations, new hires...
    Norton Lions Club to host Kid's Night on June 4 during Best Friend...
    May 17, 2026
    The Norton Lions Club will sponsor Kids’ Night on Thursday, June 4 at the Norton City Park on Pine Street/Virginia Avenue.The event runs from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and...
    TSS forgives $51.3 million in medical debt for Southwest Virginia...
    May 17, 2026
    The Secular Society (TSS), a non-profit organization based out of Blacksburg, has recently relieved burdensome medical debt for 35,007 residents of Southwest Virginia. This...
    Wise County to host public sessions on Microreactor Feasibility...
    May 11, 2026
    Wise County is launching a structured and transparent stakeholder engagement component for the Wise County Microreactor Feasibility Project, with support from the Virginia...
    Governor Spanberger to keynote annual SWVA Economic Forum May 21
    May 11, 2026
    Leaders, innovators, and community members from across the region will converge on Thursday, May 21, for the annual SWVA Economic Forum at the...

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