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...

Two projects in Appalachia are among the first to receive grants from the recently-created Cumberland Forest Community Fund. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise...

Changes are coming — and possibly coming — to local government following the November election. In Big Stone Gap, four incumbent town council members are running, along...

A work group in Wise County is creating a first-of-its-kind digital real estate records system. A team working within the office of circuit court...

Powell Valley National Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Leton Harding was recently named chair of the Virginia Bankers Association board...

Gov. Ralph Northam aims to make reliable broadband service available to all Virginians by 2024. Northam and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner were in Abingdon July 16 to highlight the...

Proposed federal mine reclamation legislation, if signed into law, would create 300 new jobs and generate $790 million of economic activity in Virginia, according to a...

The Virginia Department of Social Services is accepting applications for summer cooling assistance until Aug. 16. To qualify, a household must have a child less than six...

WISE — After hearing comments from opposing sides for two hours, the county School Board voted unanimously July 13 to comply with the Virginia School Board Association’s...

A Wise County sheriff’s deputy continues to recover from multiple stab wounds following a July 17 incident that left a 16-year-old boy dead. The tragedy began with a...

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

The Post does not publish information that could identify the victim of a sex crime. The Wise County grand jury has indicted 10 local residents on charges ranging from...