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    A Message From the Coalfield Progress Team

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    Wise County schools Director of Technology Scott Kiser gives a presentation Thursday morning on the Starlink satellite-based internet project.  TIM COX PHOTO

    Satellite-based internet for schools to grow

    The use of Starlink satellite-based internet in schools is set to expand in the coalfields. Nint...

    Satellite-based internet for schools to grow
    The use of Starlink satellite-based internet in schools is set to expand in the coalfields. Nint...
    JEFF LESTER PHOTO

    Talking trash: Litter officer says help is need...

    Why are roadsides and ditches full of trash? Why has the litter problem become an epidemic? Why...

    Talking trash: Litter officer says help is need...
    Why are roadsides and ditches full of trash? Why has the litter problem become an epidemic? Why...
    The mountains are saturated with groundwater following weeks of occasional soaking rains and heavy storms. This torrent was raging Saturday off Dotson Creek Road.  JEFF LESTER PHOTO

    Falling water

    Falling water
    Eastside’s Ahren Lee turns on the speed Friday. PHOTO BY RJ ROSE

    Union, Eastside face off in and-one game

    COEBURN —The Union Bears traveled to Carl McConnell Stadium to face Eastside in a pick up game fo...

    Union, Eastside face off in and-one game
    COEBURN —The Union Bears traveled to Carl McConnell Stadium to face Eastside in a pick up game fo...
    The Central High forensics team’s relative youth and inexperience didn’t stop its state-winning effort.  BRANDON WHITE PHOTO

    Central wins 2A forensics championship

    “I honestly didn’t know if we would have a team this year,” Central High School forensics Coach J...

    Central wins 2A forensics championship
    “I honestly didn’t know if we would have a team this year,” Central High School forensics Coach J...
    Eastside High’s forensics team successfully defended its title against Burton High.  BRANDON WHITE PHOTO

    Eastside takes 1A state forensics championship

    For years, Eastside High School has been a powerhouse in performing arts events, and forensics is...

    Eastside takes 1A state forensics championship
    For years, Eastside High School has been a powerhouse in performing arts events, and forensics is...
    Burton High School individual forensic state competition winners include Noah Elkins, second place, storytelling; Shamiyeh Noel, first place, humorous interpretation; and Elora Hutchinson, second place, serious dramatic interpretation. The Raiders are the 2021 Class 1A runners-up.  ASHLEY ADDISON PHOTO

    Burton forensics winners

    Burton forensics winners

    Easter Basket winner

    Boston Fisher was the winner of a big bunny and an Easter Basket during the Norton Recreation Dep...

    Easter Basket winner
    Boston Fisher was the winner of a big bunny and an Easter Basket during the Norton Recreation Dep...
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    Featured
    UVA Wise proposal dies in legislature
    April 9, 2021
    On a 26-14 vote, the Virginia Senate has rejected Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposal to tie the loss of state coal tax credits to new funding for the University of Virginia’s...
    Wise County schools Director of Technology Scott Kiser gives a presentation Thursday morning on the Starlink satellite-based internet project.  TIM COX PHOTO Satellite-based internet for schools to grow
    April 9, 2021
    The use of Starlink satellite-based internet in schools is set to expand in the coalfields. Ninth District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith was on hand...
    News
    Blood drives scheduled
    April 11, 2021
    Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in coming days: • Tuesday, April 13: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lonesome Pine Hospital; 9...
    Vaccination options grow
    April 10, 2021
    The regional health districts for Southwest Virginia moved into phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination Wednesday. “The transition to Phase 2 means that all residents of far...
    Area sees 24 new virus cases, one more death
    April 10, 2021
    The Virginia Department of Health reported Thursday morning that Wise County’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the months since the pandemic began had risen to 3,021, or...
    Sports
    Lady Spartans finish undefeated with drubbing of Twin Springs
    April 9, 2021
    NICKLESVILLE — Eastside wrapped up yet another Cumberland District championship and the top seed in the upcoming Region 1D tournament Tuesday with a convincing victory over...
    Eastside’s Ahren Lee turns on the speed Friday. PHOTO BY RJ ROSE Union, Eastside face off in and-one game
    April 5, 2021
    COEBURN —The Union Bears traveled to Carl McConnell Stadium to face Eastside in a pick up game for both squads. Both teams lost their final games...
    J.I. Burton’s Trevor Culbertson finds some room Friday night. PHOTO BY RICHARD MEADE Raiders earn shutout win over Twin Springs
    March 29, 2021
    NORTON — The J.I.Burton Raiders shut down the Twin Springs Titans on Friday night at home in Lawson-Fitchko Stadium to remain unbeaten in the...
    Mountain Empire Older Citizens
    Morgan-McClure Chevy, Coeburn
    Homespun
    Easter Basket winner
    April 1, 2021
    Boston Fisher was the winner of a big bunny and an Easter Basket during the Norton Recreation Department’s drive through Easter Egg Giveaway on...
    National Library Week April 4-10
    April 1, 2021
    The Lonesome Pine Regional Library is proud to celebrate American Library Association’s National Llbrary Week April 4-10. Programming will be offered across Dickenson, Lee,...
    MEOC Walkathon moving to August
    April 1, 2021
    SUBMITTED TO THE COALFIELD PROGRESS Mountain Empire Older Citizens’ 45th Annual Walkathon, which raises money for its Emergency Fuel Fund for the Elderly,...
    Obituaries
    GARY WAYNE GREEAR
    April 8, 2021
    Gary Wayne Greear, 77, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday April 7, 2021. Gary started playing guitar at the age of 14 he played several...
    GLENN HILL
    April 8, 2021
    George Glenn Hill, 101, of Norton, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Christian Care Center of Bristol.  Glenn was a...
    JAMES RODNEY LAWSON
    April 8, 2021
    James Rodney Lawson, 53, of Wise, went home to Jesus on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, following a brave fight with cancer. Jimmy, affectionately...
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    Classifieds
    FOR SALE- 2 NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS in Coeburn.
    April 8, 2021
    FOR SALE- 2 NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS in Coeburn. Need finishing inside. Call 276-220-0442 or 423-765-2064. 4-9-1t
    FOR RENT- 2BR TRAILER in Ramsey section of Norton
    April 8, 2021
    FOR RENT- 2BR TRAILER in Ramsey section of Norton. On private lot. $475/ $300 deposit. 276-220-0442; 423-765-2064. 4-9-2t s4-13
    Ad Network Ads for 4-6-21
    April 5, 2021
    AUCTIONS Auction! Saturday, April 17th 9am. 1481 Anderson Highway, Cumberland, VA 23040. Real Estate 4.5 +/- acres, commercial building, hardware store liquidation,...
    Legals
    Request for Sealed Bids for Ford Police Interceptor Utility...
    April 8, 2021
    City of Norton, Virginia Request for Sealed Bids for Ford Police Interceptor Utility Patrol Vehicles The City of Norton is accepting sealed bids for two Ford Police...
    Request for Sealed Bids for Ford Expedition Vehicles
    April 8, 2021
    City of Norton, Virginia Request for Sealed Bids for Ford Expedition Vehicles The City of Norton is accepting sealed bids for two Ford Expedition Vehicles. A bid...
    SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12702 CRAB ...
    April 1, 2021
    NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12702 CRAB ORCHARD ROAD AND CRAB ORCHARD RD COEBURN, VA 24230 Wise County Tax ID Nos. 008081,...
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