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...

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:•...

NORTON — A manufacturer is moving to the city and bringing more than 100 jobs with it.Friday, Wrap Technologies announced its $4.1 million...

WISE — In October 2023, county supervisors gave Comcast officials an earful of complaints and concerns about the company’s local television and internet service.During the...

A Mountain Empire Community College effort to make college more accessible was highlighted recently at a national higher education conference.The...

Virginia recently released a new framework gauging K-12 school performance.According to its metrics, the Union schools and other Wise County schools are in good shape.On...

BIG STONE GAP — The town has planned its holiday events, from the Christmas tree lighting to the Greenbelt in Lights.Town Council reviewed the dates at its Tuesday...

A&G Coal Corp. is violating the terms of a 2023 court settlement that requires the company to reclaim three Wise County strip mines, according to three environmental...

Town officials and citizens say they saw one of the biggest downtown turnouts in memory Oct. 31 as hundreds upon hundreds of kids and the young at...

Mountain Empire Older Citizens will begin accepting applications Friday for heating assistance through its Emergency Fuel Fund for the Elderly.The program helps pay...

The Virginia Small Business Finance Authority, in partnership with the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, will offer disaster loans to Southwest Virginia farmers and...

The Post does not publish information that could identify the victim of a sex crime.Several local people and others have been indicted on charges including an alleged sex...

WISE — The best way to stay informed about local schools is to attend school board meetings.Following recent threats against county schools from students, one of whom was...

A regional broadband expansion project is getting nearly $1.32 million in federal funding.The money will help Wise and Lee counties “be more competitive in the recruitment...