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...

The Virginia Small Business Finance Authority, in partnership with the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, will offer disaster loans to Southwest Virginia farmers and...

The Post does not publish information that could identify the victim of a sex crime.Several local people and others have been indicted on charges including an alleged sex...

WISE — The best way to stay informed about local schools is to attend school board meetings.Following recent threats against county schools from students, one of whom was...

A regional broadband expansion project is getting nearly $1.32 million in federal funding.The money will help Wise and Lee counties “be more competitive in the recruitment...

BIG STONE GAP — Town Council will review another tiny homes ordinance next month.The Planning Commission initially presented a tiny homes ordinance for council to consider...

BIG STONE GAP — It has been more than a year since Old Dominion Power Co. presented updated options for the proposed transmission line to run from Italy Bottom to the...

BIG STONE GAP — The Planning Commission is thinking up ways to reduce speeding in town.At its Monday meeting, the commission discussed recommending the town purchase radar...

There is new life in what used to be the Inman Village public housing complex in Appalachia.The Wise County Redevelopment and Housing Authority...

UPDATE: The boil water notice affecting the Wildcat area has been lifted.ORIGINAL ARTICLE:Wise County and Norton continued cleanup efforts...

Wise County and Norton continued cleanup efforts Monday after the remnant of Hurricane Helene roared through northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Friday morning and...