Wise County is launching a structured and transparent stakeholder engagement component for the Wise County Microreactor Feasibility Project, with support from the Virginia...

 The Secular Society (TSS), a non-profit organization based out of Blacksburg, has recently relieved burdensome medical debt for 35,007 residents of Southwest Virginia....

WISE – The personnel recommendations, voted on at the Wise County School board meeting on May 11, detail a number of changes, covering retirements, resignations, new hires...

Leaders, innovators, and community members from across the region will converge on Thursday, May 21, for the annual SWVA Economic Forum at the University of Virginia's...

BIG STONE GAP, Va. – The tradition of honoring Harold Lester, a longtime Wise County educator known for his service to others, continues with the 15th Annual Harold Lester...

Union High School's Addison Mullins, the VHSL Class 2 State Champion in Speech (Storytelling) after her win on March 28th, was officially honored...

The Wise County Public School Board officially recognized Union High Senior Canaan Spears for his stellar wrestling career, which culminated in a...

Thank you to everyone who supported the 50th Annual MEOC Walkathon on Sunday, May 3. The event saw one of the largest crowds in years and...

WISE, VA – The current status and future planning for the Coalfields Expressway (CFX) project in Virginia were the main topics of discussion during a meeting of the...

(RICHMOND, Va.) — Governor Abigail Spanberger announced a strategic investment of $2.48 million through the Commonwealth’s Capital for Communities Fund (CCCF) to support...

Grand jury indictments issued on April 22, in Wise County. ​Charges range from assault on corrections officers, felony elude, fraud, forgery.CHRISTY DAWN, 45- 4616 LEANING...

Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc. will begin accepting applications May 1 for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program helps eligible older adults access...

The UVA Wise Department of Natural Sciences is pleased to announce it will be hosting a complimentary astronomy summer camp in July. Offered through a program sponsored by...

Frontier Health has expanded its Virtual Behavioral Health Urgent Care model to the broader community, increasing access to timely mental health services. Originally a...

Dogwood trees are in full bloom in Big Stone Gap. Dogwoods are native throughout most of the eastern United States and is the official state tree...