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Appy may request policing assistance from sheriff’s office

September 17, 2020

Appalachia is considering whether to contract with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office for the town’s police protection. During the Monday town council workshop, Town Manager...

Board splits on in-school instruction

September 17, 2020

The Wise County School Board spent more than two hours Tuesday hearing public statements and deliberating over whether to send students to their respective schools, but...

Council approves substance rehab facility

September 10, 2020

BIG STONE GAP — Town council has approved the opening of a new drug and alcohol treatment clinic. Council member Aaron McKinney was not present for the vote Tuesday....

Town gym, parks will remain closed until further notice

September 10, 2020

BIG STONE GAP — Town council has decided to keep the gym and parks closed. During the Tuesday meeting, council member Kent Gilley stated that he has received calls asking...

Familiar local name working with solar energy partnership

September 3, 2020

A partnership announced Wednesday will provide commercial-scale solar installations in the coalfields and employ local workers, according to the participating...

Joshua Blake Smith

Oct. 29 hearing set in murder case

August 28, 2020

UPDATE, SEPT. 3: Joshua Blake Smith was arraigned Monday in Wise County juvenile and domestic relations court for the alleged murder of his...

Appalachia buildings are set to get new uses

August 27, 2020

APPALACHIA — Town council has agreed to transfer ownership of two properties, giving both of them new purposes. Residents spoke favorably about the plans during an Aug. 20...

Schools put brakes on in-person start

August 20, 2020

WISE — The county school system will open today as originally planned, but students won’t be in classrooms. In an emergency meeting Monday, the school board addressed...

Town responds to loss of two police officers

August 20, 2020

“The Appalachia Police Department is not being disbanded.” That is what Town Manager Fred Luntsford said during a council workshop Monday. The statement was made because...

College gets $1.7 million, five-year grant

August 13, 2020

Mountain Empire Community College has received a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in completing a...

September hearing set on drug rehab permit

August 13, 2020

BIG STONE GAP — Next month, town council will hold a joint public hearing with the planning commission on a requested special use permit for an outpatient drug and alcohol...

First Apostolic Church in Appalachia has postponed in-person services because of several confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases. TERRAN YOUNG PHOTO

Church, town urge caution

Wise County has seen a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. A church in Appalachia is reporting positive cases of...

P-Nut football start gets pushed back to October

BIG STONE GAP — Council is sufficiently uneasy about starting the P-Nut football season that it informally suggested postponing the start by a month. During the Tuesday...

A Slemp Foundation grant will fund a new paint job and some repairs to the historic structure. JUDY SAMPLES PHOTO

‘The old girl should look very good when he’s done’

The June Tolliver House is getting a facelift. Longtime Tolliver House volunteer Judy Samples was excited to talk about the much-needed paint job...

Man faces more sex crime charges

The Post does not publish information that could identify the victim of a sex crime. A Big Stone Gap man faces additional charges of committing sexual crimes against his...

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