The Winds of the Mountain Empire will present its annual Winter Concert on Saturday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Union High...

At the conclusion of their second recessed meeting on December 3, and after scheduling a third to continue grappling with the budget crisis, the Wise County Board of...

The 2025 Connections Senior Centers Christmas Party, hosted by Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc., was a huge success!Participants from all seven...

BIG STONE GAP – There was no doubt about it. With 2 seconds left on the clock, Union was going for two. The Bears trailed Glenvar 21-20 in the VHSL...

WISE – Defending Class 2 Champion Central improved to 2-0 in girls basketball with a 64-38 win over Eastside in the semifinals of the Powell Valley...

WISE – Central kept rolling Saturday in the PVNB Tip-Off tournament. The Lady Warriors improved to 3-0 with a 49-34 win over Twin Springs in the...

The June Tolliver House and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Annual Christmas Open House is December 13 from 12 pm to 4 pm. Stop by and visit The...

The Christmas Ring by Karen KingsburyWhile searching for her family’s lost Christmas ring, widow Vanessa Mayfield meets antique dealer Ben Miller,...

Do you have community news or an event you would like to appear in this column? Please contact Myra at mmyra9639@gmail.comTRUCK 32 UPDATEAdditional...

POUND, VA – Greta Joan Ellison Fleming, 86, departed her earthly home on Sunday November 30, 2025, for her heavenly home.  Joan was born August 23,...

Fran E. Turner, 86, of Big Stone Gap, Va went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 22,2025. Fran was born in Clinchco, Va on November 8,1939....

Norma Jean Person, age 84, of Roda, Virginia passed away peacefully on November 18th, 2025 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born in Big Stone Gap on December 29, 1940 to...

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TRUSTEE SALE5700 Creek Hill Rd Saint Paul, VA 24283Wise County   In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $185,000.00, dated January 5, 2022...

TRUSTEE SALE8772 Hiram Hollow RdWise, VA 24293Wise County     In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $114,500.00, dated January 3, 2015...

PUBLIC NOTICEAPPROVAL OF A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR A PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING FUNDPublic Notice No.:...