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Turner charged with possession of child pornography, remains missing

November 25, 2025

Virginia State Police (VSP) filed charges on Tuesday against Union High School head football coach Travis Turner following a weekend search. VSP...

Union High School football coach listed as missing person amid VSP...

November 24, 2025

Union High School's head football coach, Travis Turner, has been officially listed in the Virginia State Police's (VSP) missing persons database,...

Provided by Mark Jones

November 7, 2025

An old hand colored Kelly Drug Postcard showing part of what would later be named Bullitt Park.

Health Wagon to add veterinary clinic with support from AMLER grant

September 5, 2025

The Health Wagon is excited to announce the first phase of the Veterinary Clinic and Outreach Center, a new 4,200-square-foot nonprofit facility in Wise County, Virginia....

ARC federal funding supports water extension project

September 5, 2025

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $331,233 in federal funding for Big Stone Gap which will support the Sunrise Village Water Extension...

Sorah’s impact extends to the community. He founded and conducts Winds of the Mountain Empire, a volunteer wind ensemble now in its 19th year. With 60–70 musicians, many with ties to Southwest Virginia, the group performs professional-level concerts, including world premieres of works by regional composers.

UVA Wise’s Sorah celebrates Grammy Music Educator Award nomination

Donald W. Sorah, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, has been named a quarter finalist for the...

Braeyln Hall's perfect game sends Spartans to championship

SALEM - - Throwing a perfect game in any contest is pretty special, throwing a perfect game in a state semifinal game is straight out of a Hollywood film. Eastside senior...

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine: Big Stone Gap’s Summer Celebration...

This year, director Brandon White, a former cast member stepping into the director’s chair for the first time, has introduced original scenes, new...

Westmoreland Coal and the Scotia Explosions MECC Goodloe Center -...

Known as one of the worst mine disasters in U.S. history, the explosions at the Scotia Mine rocked this region and resulted in numerous changes in health and safety...

Scotia mine explosions of 1976: Westmoreland’s mine rescue teams...

In 1971, the Westmoreland Coal Company’s Virginia Division in Big Stone Gap established a mine rescue team. Handing the responsibility over to...

Petty Officer Second Class Donald Fee.

A Song for a Hero: Tribute carries a memory of Mabe's uncle,...

As the nation pauses this Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, to honor those who gave their lives for freedom, a musician named Cody Mabe offers a...

VADOC provides update on officers stabbed at Wallens Ridge State...

(RICHMOND) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is reporting the welcome news that the two Correctional Officers hospitalized following the violent and...

BREAKING: VADOC Investigating the Stabbing of Three Corrections...

(RICHMOND) - A premeditated attack on three Corrections Officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap, VA is currently under investigation by the Virginia...

Kelly throws out the ceremonial first pitch last Friday.

Union honors former Powell Valley skipper

BIG STONE GAP — Union High School honored former Powell Valley Baseball coach Jim Kelly prior to its Mountain 7 contest with Abingdon Friday. The...

White sentenced to 100 years in prison for murder of Officer...

Wise, VA – Michael Donivan White, age 36, originally of Cross, South Carolina, was sentenced today in Wise County Circuit Court for the...

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