Summer Semester Honors ListThe following students have been named to the Mountain Empire Community College Honors List for the summer 2024 semester.  Students are eligible...

Appalachia Decorating ContestIt’s Fall Y’all, Downtown Appalachia Main Street Decorating Contest. Businesses and residents are encouraged to participate! Please stop by...

Happy Birthday to James Begley 9/20, Judy Hall l9/21, Amanda Hill 9/22, Daniel Maddox 9/22, Brooklyn Clarkston 9/22, Kaye Craft 9/23,Happy Anniversary to Larry and Sandy...

A simple fall purchase can provide a bit of a head start on the “no-fail” process of straw-bale gardening. Most of the work of this method comes in...

• Prowl the Powell - Saturday, September 21The September “Prowl the Powell” nature series will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 1-4 p.m. The “Prowl the Powell”...

Big Stone Gap, VA – Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) is excited to announce a special reception featuring award-winning author Lynn Sutter...

Happy Birthday to Jesse Ring 9/15, Rosa-Lynn Rich 9/16Happy Anniversary to Tommy and Sheila Fleenor 9/17;  J.H. and Betty Rivers 9/18; Doug and Alicia Gibson 9/18Prayer...

Fall SocialAppalachia and surrounding Coal Camps, mark your calendar for October 8th @ 6:30 pm for our Fall Social. Come to the Kelly View School and enjoy great...

The Wise County Historical Society, located in the lower level of the Wise Library at 124 Library Road, is hosting an Open House and Book Sale Saturday, September 13 from...

Nancy Bolling’s and Pauline Crabtree’s kindergarten classes at Union Primary School visited Kelly View School last week. Gladys Pierce, a former...

The Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center will host local native and television journalist John Wilson Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. for a book signing...

Happy Birthday to Dale Masters 9/6, Brenda Dorton 9/6, Adaline Willis 9/7, Mike Washburn 9/9, David Thompson 9/9, Aaron Moses 9/9, Paula Thompson 9/10Praise God! Chuck...

Mountain Empire Community College will host a reception and lecture by renowned baseball historian, author and artist Lynn Sutter on Friday,...

The Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (VACRAO) welcomes high school students to their Wise County and City of Norton College Fair on...

• Annual Yard Sale - Saturday, September 7The Friends of the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park hosts their Annual Yard Sale on...