POUND — The last two times town council members and officials gathered in front of an audience, none of the business on the agenda was conducted. Mayor Stacey Carson...

The Virginia Department of Health’s LENOWISCO Health District warns the public of heroin in the area that could be laced with fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives, and could be...

The Wise County School Board has voted 7-1 to send students back into schools on a four-day weekly schedule. The decision was made Monday night in a meeting continued from...

A woman from Wise has been charged with manslaughter after driving the wrong way on U.S. 23 Wednesday night, striking another vehicle and killing its driver. According to...

Blasting to remove a highwall at a new industrial site begins this week. Project Intersection is the development of an industrial park above the intersection of U.S. 23...

Early voting got off to a strong start Friday in Wise County and Norton. The county registrar’s office saw 74 voters cast their ballots, according...

The Wise County School Board spent more than two hours Tuesday hearing public statements and deliberating over whether to send students to their respective schools, but...

Three people have been sentenced in relation to a February shooting incident that left a man dead and two people wounded. Marshea Noell Absher,...

The Wise County Board of Supervisors has informally agreed to seek $5 million in bond financing for a new county social services department building. Plans call for...

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has officially endorsed awarding several millions of dollars in federal abandoned mine land economic development...

If anyone continues to have doubts about the dire prospects for mining coal to produce electricity, here is a staggering bit of news. Wednesday morning, the Virginia Coal...

Wise County’s jobless rate ticked up slightly in July to 8.9 percent, with 1,200 people identified as unemployed by the Virginia Employment Commission. According to the...

The town of Pound has kicked off its Rally SWVA program. On Sept. 3, nearly 20 people attended the organizational meeting for the effort, some in person and some...

A new grant fund to help businesses struggling in the wake of COVID-19 is now accepting applications. Tuesday night, Norton City Manager Fred Ramey told city council that...

A partnership announced Wednesday will provide commercial-scale solar installations in the coalfields and employ local workers, according to the participating...