Local government offices will be closed Friday, June 18 for the Juneteenth holiday. In Norton, there will be residential and commercial garbage collection that day....

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise announced this week the creation of an office for diversity, equity and inclusion. This marks a new level of effort for the...

The Wise farmers’ market is set to open Thursday, June 17 at 5 p.m. downtown at Big Glades. “Although it’s a little early for some of our growers’ produce, there will be...

Wellmore Coal Co. took top honors at the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup mine rescue competition. The competition was held in Carl Smith Football...

The Virginia Department of Health reported yesterday morning that Wise County’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the months since the pandemic began increased by 10 since...

BIG STONE GAP — Virginia government must put more dollars behind its stated good intentions to help revitalize and diversify this region’s economy. That was a dominant...

Schools and local governments in Appalachian Power Co.’s Wise and Dickenson county service area could soon benefit from a regulatory breakthrough involving solar power,...

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Thursday announced the opening of the first grant round for the new Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. For...

Unemployment rates in Wise County and Norton have dropped by two percentage points or more since January. According to the Virginia Employment Commission, Wise County’s...

Local farmers markets are opening this month, and Mountain Empire Older Citizens Inc. has a limited number of senior farmers market nutrition program vouchers to distribute...

The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday morning that Wise County’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the months since the pandemic began increased by four since...

Gov. Ralph Northam will be in St. Paul June 16 to dedicate and officially open the new Clinch River State Park. It will be Virginia’s 41st state park, according to a media...