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...

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...

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...

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...

Southwest Virginia high school and college students will soon have more access to high-quality paid and academic credit internships in a wide...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...