• Home
  • Categories
    • Announcements
    • Classifieds
    • Featured
    • Homespun
    • Legals
    • News
    • Obituaries
    • Sports
    • Best of the Best
    • Subscription Policy
    • Advertiser Billpay
    • Search
  • About Us
  • Printed Paper Online
  • LOGIN
    LOGIN
  • Login with Facebook
  • Login with Facebook

Subscribe

Loading...
Coalfield Progress, A progressive newspaper serving the mountain area since 1911
NORTON WEATHER
  • Announcements
  • Classifieds
  • Featured
  • Homespun
  • Legals
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Sports
  • Best of the Best
  • Subscription Policy
  • Advertiser Billpay
  • Search
    News brought to you by:
    HDMA Banner

    UVA Wise prepares to welcome students home with campus improvements
    August 18, 2026
    While many students are spending the summer away from campus, crews across the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise) have been hard...

    The Granny Witches of Appalachia America's forgotten tradition of...
    August 18, 2026
    History and Hollywood have made sure most folks know about the Salem Witch Trials. We've all seen the movies: horror stories filled with witches...

    Free "Cavs and Community" concert kicks off new semester in Wise on...
    August 18, 2026
    Wise, VA – Kick off the new semester in Wise, with an evening of live music at the Big Glades Amphitheater! Whether you are a student at UVA Wise,...

    Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Photo by James-Dean Pro-Art celebrates 50th anniversary with entire season offered for...
    August 18, 2026
    Wise, VA – Pro-Art is marking its golden anniversary—50 years of delivering high-quality arts experiences to Southwest Virginia—with a bold new...

    Pictured: Leah Farmer and MEOC’s Wellness & Insurance Counseling Coordinator, Leah Spivey. Community support for the upcoming Leigh Ann Bolinskey Memorial 5K
    August 18, 2026
    We extend our sincere gratitude to the Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union and Norton Branch Manager Leah Farmer for their generous donation...

    More Than a Marker: Remembering James A. Bland High School
    August 14, 2026
    There is no way to tell the story of James A. Bland High School without first acknowledging why it existed. Virginia's system of segregated...

    County school board approves numerous personnel changes
    August 14, 2026
    WISE – The personnel recommendations, voted on at the Wise County School board meeting on Aug. 10, detail a number of changes, covering transfers, resignations, new hires...
    School board approves facility upgrades, reviews capital projects...
    August 14, 2026
    WISE, VA – At the August 10 regular meeting of the Wise County School Board, quick work was made of the agenda as the board took less than 30 minutes to complete their back...
    High Knob Outdoor Fest: Ending a week of outdoor adventure with a...
    August 14, 2026
    High Knob Outdoor Fest Block Party Saturday, August 15th from 4-9 p.m. Downtown NortonHigh Knob Outdoor Fest (Aug. 8–15) was a weeklong celebration...

    Upcoming: Veterans benefits & resource fair in Lebanon
    August 14, 2026
    Local veterans, active-duty service members, and families invited to learn about and apply for earned benefitsRichmond, Va. – The Virginia Department of Veterans Services...
    Winston Ely Health and Wellness Center
    August 14, 2026
    Join UVA Wise for a grand re-opening of the Winston Ely Health and Wellness Center on Tuesday, August 18th at 2pm! Tour the facility and check out...

    Miss Virginia-Kentucky District Fair, Journee Drue Perry, celebrates with a young
winner of a new bicycle. Davey’s Back-to-School Shuffle marks another record-breaking year
    August 14, 2026
    Wise, VA – The Health Wagon successfully hosted its 5th Annual Davey’s Back-to-School Shuffle on July 30 at the Shelcy Mullins Sr. Fairgrounds. The...

    A $196,667 VCEDA grant to the Mountain Empire Community College Foundation will assist with the operation of the Small Business Development Center at the college as well as with workforce development and training. Pictured from left with a ceremonial check representing the grant are Dr. Clint Pinion, MECC vice president of academic and workforce solutions; Dr. Amy Greear, MECC vice president of institutional advancement; Dr. Kristin Westover, MECC president; and Jonathan Belcher, VCEDA executive director/general counsel. VCEDA grant to MECC will assist SBDC Office
    August 14, 2026
    Grant will also provide for workforce development, training BIG STONE GAP, VA – An up to a $196,667 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic...

    Kelle Jolly Join High Knob Outdoor Fest for storytelling workshops and...
    August 7, 2026
    Saturday, August 8th from 3-5 p.m. Storytelling Performance Saturday, August 8th at 7 p.m. High Knob Destination Center, Norton(Registration is...

    Making history at Wise Primary!
    August 7, 2026
    On Tuesday, August 4, our school community gathered at the Back-to-School Bash to bury a time capsule that won’t be opened until 2051! We’ve packed...

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • …
    • Next ›
    • Last »
    Pepsi Cola Bottling
    Morgan McClure 2
    VA Housing
    We'd love to hear from you!  Click here to contact us.

    Copyright © 2026 Coalfield Progress - All Rights Reserved - Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - About Us
    Loading...