The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 14 between June 2 and Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday morning that the...

BIG STONE GAP — A firefighter was injured battling a fire that destroyed a home in the Poplar Hill neighborhood of Big Stone Gap. People were...

Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days: • Thursday, June 10, noon-6 p.m., Food City, Big Stone Gap. •...

Lonesome Pine Hospital is no longer the designated COVID-19 hospital for the region. Shannon Showalter, the new Ballad Health chief executive for Wise, Lee and Dickenson...

Unemployment rates in Wise County and Norton have dropped by two percentage points or more since January. According to the Virginia Employment Commission, Wise County’s...

A $600,000 community development block grant is being sought to continue a regional small business recovery assistance project. Norton is pursuing the funds on behalf of...

Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct a public blood drive Thursday, June 10, noon-6 p.m., at Food City, Big Stone Gap. For more information about scheduling a blood...

Big Stone Gap’s Kids’ Fishing Derby took place Saturday, May 29. There was a good turnout at the Big Cherry reservoir and the fish were jumping....

A Big Stone Gap man faces eight years in prison for drug distribution. Travis Kilgore, 25, was sentenced May 27 in Wise County Circuit Court following presentation of...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by nine between May 26 and Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday morning that the...

BIG STONE GAP — Council will vote June 8 on adopting the fiscal 2021-22 budget and setting tax rates that are the same as in the current budget. No one spoke at the public...

BIG STONE GAP — Pro-Art would like to put an art installation along the Greenbelt. During the June 1 council workshop, Pro-Art Executive Director Michael McNulty asked...