Virginia will not require public schools to mandate mask wearing during the 2021-22 school year, but state guidance strongly encourages that local school divisions do...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wise County increased by 15 between July 21 and Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Health reported Wednesday morning that the...

WISE — More than 100 people took part Monday in a rally protesting the county school board’s vote to approve a policy on protecting transgender students. People from at...

2021 Union Lady Bears Volleyball Schedule 08/07 Floyd County/Thomas Walker (scrimmage) Home 10 a.m. 08/16 Rye Cove (scrimmage) Away 6 p.m. 08/18 Thomas Walker...

2021 Central Warriors Football Schedule 08/27 Eastside Away 7 p.m. 09/03 Marion Away 7 p.m. 09/10 Ridgeview Home 7 p.m. 09/17 Virginia High Home 7...

Mitchell chosen to represent Tech at ACC Football Kickoff Former Union football star James Mitchell will be representing Virginia Tech at the 2021 ACC Football Kickoff....

BY MARY LOU BUSH APPALACHIA NEWS • 565-1386 gabgrandadva@yahoo.com Return Visit Appalachia native David Fraley returned for a brief visit last Sunday and we were so...

Selected scenes from “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” highlight the Aug. 1 music and drama night at the Natural Tunnel State Park amphitheater. The Country Cabin II line...

By Howard E. Cummins columnist Today, Mother Earth is presenting us with a stunningly beautiful summer season, a very fine July day, with a crystal blue sky, a...

Mary E. Eldridge, age 89 of Defiance, Ohio, peacefully passed away on Thursday morning, July 22, 2021 at her home.    She was born on June 13,...

Kathy Ann Boltz Kelly, 65, of Big Stone Gap, was carried victoriously through Heaven’s gates on Monday, July 19, 2021. Kathy was a lifelong...

Anita Dalton Shepherd, age 87, of Middletown, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Atrium Medical Center where she had been a patient for...

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HELP WANTED- FIRST CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE, NORTON, VA is accepting applications for 2 RN positions. FT RN position for visiting field work, and PT RN for weekend work. New...

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Kentucky Utilities Co. d/b/a Old Dominion Power Co. is requesting a permit from Virginia Marine Resources Commission to...