A&G Coal Corp. has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to the terms for reclaiming three Wise County strip mines. The company, owned by West...

What happens when there are zero available spots in local foster homes? A foster child has to leave — not only their home, but often their hometown or county. The Wise...

A prison inmate is charged with attacking a corrections officer and several local residents face charges involving alleged theft, drug crimes and more. Among those...

A local man is under arrest following a Jan. 12 vehicle chase through Big Stone Gap and Appalachia that ended in a crash. That afternoon,...

APPALACHIA — The spirit of Appalachia High School filled the air on the morning of Jan. 7. A huge crowd of former students, faculty, staff and...

WISE — Union High School’s last semester was busy with student community work, classroom activities and athletic milestones. Union High Principal Elijah Helton gave the...

BIG STONE GAP — Soon, the town will be featured on an international television and online travel series. Marco Biagioli and Erica Melargo, the...

BIG STONE GAP — An apartment building is a total loss following a fire last Friday. The fire department reported on its Facebook page that it was...

It was an eventful 2022 for Appalachia, Big Stone Gap and Wise County. Following are significant events of the year, as marked by Post publication...

A Tuesday fire at Powell Valley Animal Hospital in Big Stone Gap caused “significant damage” to the front of the building, according to the town’s...

Several local residents faces criminal charges ranging from alleged acts of violence to drug and driving offenses. Those indicted Dec. 14 by the Wise County grand jury...

A Big Stone Gap man has been found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child. Michael Edmond Tripp, 49, was convicted by a 12-member jury Dec. 9 on two counts,...

It contains no staggering surprises, but a new report on downtown business districts is instructive. The report released recently by the Wise County economic and...

A Wallens Ridge State Prison inmate has died following an attack by another inmate. In a Monday press release, the Virginia Department of Corrections confirmed that the...

The Big Stone Gap Planning Commission has received word on an updated plan for a controversial transmission line meant to connect two power substations across town. Town...