Family Crisis Support Services has been awarded two state grants to combat homelessness. Gov. Glenn Youngkin last week announced more than $12 million in homelessness...

Modern coal miners face higher death rates from lung diseases than miners in the past. That is what the research shows in a recently released study conducted by the...

Black lung benefits have not kept up with the cost of living or with inflation, a new report states. Last week, the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and Appalachian Voices...

Wise County reported 23 new COVID-19 cases between March 14 and Tuesday. According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, the county’s total number of cases since...

One local man faces a charge of alleged violence, while other local residents face charges involving drugs and other offenses. Those indicted by the Wise County grand jury...

WISE — The county Board of Supervisors is considering the rare earth element industry as a future economic venture for the region. At the board’s March 9 meeting,...

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 4, from 6-7:30 p.m. to discuss the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical...

WISE — The Union Primary School classroom addition is ahead of schedule, learned the School Board learned at its March 13 meeting. The addition...

Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at these locations in coming days: • Monday, March 20, noon-5 p.m., Masonic Lodge 259, Norton. • Tuesday,...

WISE — The county School Board approved several employment actions at its Monday meeting. RESIGNATIONS • Dara Durham, floating nurse, effective March 9. • Molly Perry,...

Local General Assembly legislators saw mixed success with bills addressing energy regulation and the energy economy during the 2023 regular session. Among the notable...

WISE — The stolen sign detailing the lynching of David Hurst still has no replacement site following the county Board of Supervisors’ March 9...