The city of Norton is reminding residents and businesses that all real estate taxes and utility bill payments are due by July 15 in order to avoid penalty and interest...

The Wise County Health Department offers free testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus to the community. All testing sessions will take place from 2-5 p.m. Upcoming dates and...

Dozens of Norton and Wise County small businesses and non-profit groups have received nearly $11.4 million so far in temporary financial relief from a federal loan program...

Wise County will conduct a public hearing today at 10 a.m. regarding the funding effort for a proposed small business recovery assistance project. The county’s hearing...

Pound Town Council last week swore in a new member and held its organizational meeting for fiscal 2020-21. Newly elected Mayor Stacey Carson was...

A Red Onion State Prison inmate is dead following an apparent attack by his cellmate. The state Department of Corrections stated in a Friday press release that the...

Norton City Council voted June 30 to approve the fiscal 2020-21 updated version of the city’s five-year capital improvement plan. Long story short: Total proposed capital...

Norton City Council approved the fiscal 2020-21 budget during a June 30 meeting. The plan cuts general fund spending and includes no tax, rate or fee increases. Budgeted...

The town of Wise’s Dotson Park and Arrowhead Park are closed until further notice because of COVID-19 virus safety concerns. Also, town council last month accepted a...

The 42nd annual Wise County Famous Fall Fling has been canceled. Organizers announced Monday that the Wise Business Association had decided to cancel the event “in light...

Members of Ninth District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith’s staff will be available at the following local sites to meet with citizens during July: • July 8: 3:15-4:45 p.m., Big...

Wise County supervisors voted June 25 to approve zoning decisions that affect job creation and cellular communications. The board approved a request by the county...

Virginia is not ready for crowds jamming into drinking establishments and failing to maintain physical distance, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. According to a press...

Wise County supervisors passed a resolution June 25 urging approval of a traffic safety project at the Hawthorne Drive/U.S. 58A intersection in Norton. It notes that a...

The COVID-19 coronavirus is not fading away. It is bouncing back. There is evidence of a second wave of infections across several sections of the nation. Locally, the...