While state lawmakers consider a bill to repeal Pound’s charter, the judges of the 30th circuit are being asked to fill three vacancies on the five-member town...

In the world of real estate, Wise County is a seller’s market for the first time in nearly two decades. That’s according to Commissioner of Revenue Doug Mullins, who...

More than one-third of the Wise County/Norton area can be considered unserved by broadband internet, according to a report that county supervisors...

The Coalfield Progress family is mourning a great loss. Former editor and publisher Jenay Tate passed away Saturday morning after battling illness...

Wise County reported 228 new COVID-19 cases between Monday and yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. As of Monday, the county had reported a total of...

Del. Will Wampler this week filed several bills of local interest for the 2022 General Assembly, which began Wednesday. Legislation from Wampler, R-Abingdon, includes: •...

The 2022 General Assembly session starts tomorrow, and two far Southwest Virginia lawmakers have prefiled several pieces of legislation. As of Monday, incoming House...

Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in response to hospitals and health care providers becoming overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. In a press release today,...

A local man will spend years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Justin Shane Cress, 33, of Wise, was sentenced Tuesday to 135...

Two Wise County men have been sentenced for committing fraud involving mine safety and health training forms. Dustin Fannon and Bryan Bouton were sentenced this week in...

Wise County reported 231 new COVID-19 cases between Dec. 27 and yesterday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. As of Monday, the county had reported a total of...

Wise County and Norton’s chief prosecutor soon will become the number two official in the Virginia attorney general’s office. By the time that...

While 2021 has been extraordinarily eventful, a few specific stories stand out as the most notable news of the year. The top stories of 2021...

Pound Town Council lost another member Tuesday night. Clifton Cauthorne was the latest member to resign in 2021 — but he wasn’t trying to walk away from his duties as an...

Outgoing Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed his final two-year state budget. The Democrat’s spending proposal is an effort to get ahead of Republican Governor-Elect Glenn...