Environmentalists are pointing to Appalachian Power Co.'s Clinch River plant as one of at least 137 sites nationally where coal ash disposal has contaminated groundwater or surface water with toxic...
Red Onion inmate changes plea in Wallens Ridge murder WISE — A man who has admitted killing two people and allegedly admitted killing a third has now pleaded not guilty to one of the murders. Given a second chance to enter a plea in the death of hi...
Duffield Daze eagerly anticipated Labor Day fest DUFFIELD — The little town with a big Labor Day weekend festival likes to modestly compare its namesake event to Kingsport, Tenn.‘s, Funfest. "We’re not nearly as big as Funfest...
Post Scripts September 2, 2010 New Heritage Center hours. The Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center’s hours for September through December are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. There is no charge to visit the...
Consolidation hearing set Those who want to voice their opinion about a proposed school consolidation will have their chance next month. The Dickenson County School Board voted unanimously last week to schedule a public he...
Moore selected as new county administrator Dickenson County may soon have a new administrator at its helm. An offer for the position has been extended to Clintwood resident David Moore. Although Moore has accepted the offer, he won’...
County student performance improvement plan offered WISE — Four county schools did not meet federal Adequate Yearly Progress standards. Just over a week after the Virginia Department of Education released AYP scores, county School Board members...
School board again considers dropping block scheduling WISE — The county School Board is again considering a transition away from block scheduling, which has been used in high schools for a little more than a decade. Superintendent Jeff Perry told t...