The county will get a share of a $1.3 million funding package to address Hurricane Helene damage.Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced in a Dec. 11 release that the...

Big Stone Gap may extend alcohol sales windows on weekends. Town Council set a public hearing for next month at its Dec. 10 meeting to get public input on the law...

Sister Bernie prays with Teresa Tyson, left, and Paula Hill-Collins, right. SUBMITTED PHOTOSister Bernadette Kenny, an Appalachian hero known...

The non-profit Friends of Southwest Virginia is creating a 15-year outdoor recreation plan and is seeking community input. The Powell and Clinch Outdoor Recreation Plan is...

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...