As part of a roughly $14.4 million funding package, the county will receive $45,000 to continue the conservation of a local mountaintop.Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the...

Virginia Humanities and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise launched a new regional humanities center serving Southwest Virginia and headquartered at the...

You’ve seen snow. You’ve seen the temperatures drop. Time to see the Greenbelt in lights and the other Christmas events planned for Big Stone Gap...

The county just got off the hook of a large loan. The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) approved, on Nov. 22, a request from the Wise County...

Red Onion State Prison inmates have not set themselves on fire, claims the state Department of Corrections. The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, in a Nov. 26 statement,...

Marriage licenses certified recently in Wise County include:•Micheal Jacob Bier, 23, Big Stone Gap, and Shaylan Faith Gross, 22, Big Stone Gap, Dec. 2.•Amanda Brooke...

BIG STONE GAP — The town is considering building a skatepark. It will have multiple meetings next month, one of them with the community, about implementing the park, said...

Local celebrities and town officials bagged groceries for charity last week. They were at Food City on Nov. 26, participating in United Way of...

Big Stone Gap is promoting small businesses by calling for local shopping this weekend.Various town shops and restaurants are offering deals for the Small Business Saturday...

The town of Appalachia is asking citizens and property owners if they want phone and digital notification of events involving the town.The service would cost roughly $3,000...

Wise County schools are getting nearly $110,000 in school security equipment grant funds.The Virginia Department of Education announced Nov. 21 that $12 million overall...

Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days:• Monday, Dec. 2, noon-4 p.m., Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Big...

Wise County’s Industrial Development Supervisor Brian Falin recently graduated from the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute.“This program is...

One man faces charges involving alleged violence and five people face charges involving alleged drug crimes.Those indicted Nov. 20 by the Wise County grand jury include:•...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is continuing attempts to prevent student access to phones and combat the negative effects of social media.Nov. 21, Youngkin issued Executive Order 43...