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Monuments will tell alternate stories
March 29, 2023
A new project housed at Virginia Tech will help fund six to 10 nontraditional monuments across Virginia’s Appalachian region. The Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia...
School year calendar approved
March 29, 2023
WISE — The county School Board approved a 2023-24 school year calendar at its March 13 meeting. Superintendent Mike Goforth told the board 52 percent of polled faculty and...
Abandoned mine land funds allocated
March 28, 2023
Another $135 million is coming from the federal government to turn abandoned mine land into job-creation property. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced March 9...
Art contest is underway
March 27, 2023
The Ninth Congressional District annual art competition is underway, according to U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith. This year’s theme is “Discovering Virginia’s Beautiful Ninth...
Program offers student work internships
March 26, 2023
Southwest Virginia high school and college students will soon have more access to high-quality paid and academic credit internships in a wide...
Schools choose health plan
March 25, 2023
WISE — The county school system’s employee insurance premiums are rising roughly 3.5 percent, but the division will absorb most of the cost. The School Board approved...
School board meeting date changes
March 25, 2023
WISE — At its March 13 meeting, the county School Board changed next month’s meeting date from April 10 to April 11. Superintendent Mike Goforth said the change was made...
Grants to reduce homelessness
March 24, 2023
Family Crisis Support Services has been awarded two state grants to combat homelessness. Gov. Glenn Youngkin last week announced more than $12 million in homelessness...
What a rush . . .
March 24, 2023
Miners’ lung disease risk has grown
March 23, 2023
Modern coal miners face higher death rates from lung diseases than miners in the past. That is what the research shows in a recently released study conducted by the...
Black lung benefits don’t keep up
March 23, 2023
Black lung benefits have not kept up with the cost of living or with inflation, a new report states. Last week, the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and Appalachian Voices...
County sees 23 new cases
March 23, 2023
Wise County reported 23 new COVID-19 cases between March 14 and Tuesday. According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since...
Violence is among charges
March 23, 2023
One local man faces a charge of alleged violence, while other local residents face charges involving drugs and other offenses. Those indicted by the Wise County grand jury...
Rare earth mines in mind
March 23, 2023
WISE — The county Board of Supervisors is considering the rare earth element industry as a future economic venture for the region. At the board’s March 9 meeting,...
SWVA Museum master planning session is set
March 22, 2023
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 4, from 6-7:30 p.m. to discuss the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical...
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